Title: At sea under impressment
Description: "This book provides an historical overview of impressment, in which naval officers oversaw a gang that abducted British and American citizens, and held them captive until they were sent to sea as unwilling sailors. Included are personal accounts of thirteen men and a chapter on Dartmoor Prison which held thousands of impressed Americans during the War of 1812"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Impressment, Pirates, Sailors, History, Seafaring life, Biography, Naval History, Sailors, biography, United states, history, naval, Great britain, history, naval, Great britain, biography
Places: United States, Great Britain
Time periods: 19th century, 18th century