The press gang
Subtitle: naval impressment and its opponents in Georgian Britain
By: Nicholas Rogers.
Publisher: Continuum; Hambledon Continuum
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9781852855680; 9781847144683
Subjects: Great Britain. -- Royal Navy -- History; Impressment -- Great Britain -- History
Description: 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 explains exactly how the press gang worked, whom it was aimed at and how successful it was in achieving its ends. He also shows the limits to its operations and the press gang's need for cooperation from local authorities, who were by no means prepared to support it.--From publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Impressment and the law; title: Resisting the press gang : trends, patterns, dynamics; title: Spotlight on two ports : Bristol and Liverpool; title: Manning the navy in the mid-century Atlantic; title: The navy and the nation, 1793-1820; title: Epilogue.