num_pages: 388
description: In the late 18th century, it was widely thought that to be a sailor was little better than to be a slave. "No man will be a sailor," wrote Samuel Johnson, "who has contrivance enough to get himself into jail. A man in jail has more room, better food, and commonly better company." If that were true, historian Nathan Miller suggests, then the record of sailing in the age of tall ships would likely be distinguished by few heroes and fewer grand narratives.
language: English
title: Broadsides: The Age of Fighting Sail 1775 1815
titlecomplete: Broadsides: The Age of Fighting Sail 1775 1815
genres: Military Fiction, Audiobook, History, Military History, 19th Century, France, War, 18th Century, Naval History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 258
publisher: Castle