American privateers in the war of 1812
Subtitle: the vessels and their prizes as recorded in Niles' weekly register
By: edited by Timothy S. Good
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780786466955
Subjects: Registers; Prizes; Naval operations; History; Privateering; Armed merchant ships; Naval History
Other titles: Niles' weekly register.
Description: "Although American privateers had a far greater impact on the British merchant marine and the economy of Great Britain than the U.S. Navy, they have received relatively little scholarly attention. This work addresses this shortcoming by providing an accounting of all 241 American privateers during the war and a comprehensive list of all captures made by American forces"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The American privateers; title: The captures; title: Niles' comprehensive list of American prizes; title: Appendices; title: A: Captures by type; title: B: Number of captures by each privateer; title: Privateer captures by home port of privateer.