Title: Predators and prizes : American privateering and imperial warfare, 1739-1748 /
Authors: Swanson, Carl E.
Publisher: University of South Carolina Press,
Year: 1991
Subjects: Anglo-Spanish War, 1739-1748 Naval operations.; Privateering America History; United States History Naval operations.; Great Britain Colonies America History
Contents: The popularity of privateering -- The rules of privateering -- Shipping in the prize war -- The competition for seamen -- Theaters of operations : British colonial privateers -- Theaters of operations : Spanish and French privateers -- The impact of privateering on commerce -- Privateering and colonial America -- The privateer data file.