The Press Gang: Naval Impressment and Its Opponents in Georgian Britain by Nicholas Rogers

The Press Gang: Naval Impressment and Its Opponents in Georgian Britain

Nicholas Rogers

184 pages first pub 2004 (editions)

nonfiction history informative medium-paced
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The press gang, and its forcible recruitment of sailors to man the Royal Navy in times of war, acquired notoriety for depriving men of their liberty and carrying them away to a harsh life at sea, sometimes for years at a time. Nicholas Rogers expl...

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