The Resource The myth of the press gang : volunteers, impressment and the naval manpower problem in the late eighteenth century, J. Ross Dancy
The myth of the press gang : volunteers, impressment and the naval manpower problem in the late eighteenth century, J. Ross Dancy
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- The press gang is generally regarded as the means by which the British navy solved the problem of recruiting enough seamen in the late eighteenth century. This book, however, based on extensive original research conducted primarily in a large number of ships' muster books, demonstrates that this view is false. It argues that, in fact, the overwhelming majority of seamen in the navy were there of their own free will. Taking a long view across the late eighteenth century but concentrating on the period of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars of 1793-1815, the book provides great detail on the sort of men that were recruited and the means by which they were recruited, and includes a number of individuals' stories. It shows how manpower was a major concern for the Admiralty; how the Admiralty put in place a range of recruitment methods including the quota system; how it worried about depleting merchant shipping of sufficient sailors; and how, although most seamen were volunteers, the press gang was resorted to, especially during the initial mobilisation at the beginning of wars and to find certain kinds of particularly skilled seamen. The book also makes comparisons with recruitment methods employed by the navies of other countries and by the British army. J. Ross Dancy is Assistant Professor of History at Sam Houston State University
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- 9781782044710
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- The myth of the press gang : volunteers, impressment and the naval manpower problem in the late eighteenth century
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- The myth of the press gang
- Title remainder
- volunteers, impressment and the naval manpower problem in the late eighteenth century
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- J. Ross Dancy
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- Great Britain
- Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 18th century
- Great Britain, Royal Navy
- Great Britain, Royal Navy -- History -- 18th century
- HISTORY / Military / Naval
- History
- Impressment
- Impressment -- Great Britain -- History
- 1700-1799
- Sailors
- Sailors -- Great Britain -- History
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Marine & Naval
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science
- Naval history
- Electronic books
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The press gang is generally regarded as the means by which the British navy solved the problem of recruiting enough seamen in the late eighteenth century. This book, however, based on extensive original research conducted primarily in a large number of ships' muster books, demonstrates that this view is false. It argues that, in fact, the overwhelming majority of seamen in the navy were there of their own free will. Taking a long view across the late eighteenth century but concentrating on the period of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars of 1793-1815, the book provides great detail on the sort of men that were recruited and the means by which they were recruited, and includes a number of individuals' stories. It shows how manpower was a major concern for the Admiralty; how the Admiralty put in place a range of recruitment methods including the quota system; how it worried about depleting merchant shipping of sufficient sailors; and how, although most seamen were volunteers, the press gang was resorted to, especially during the initial mobilisation at the beginning of wars and to find certain kinds of particularly skilled seamen. The book also makes comparisons with recruitment methods employed by the navies of other countries and by the British army. J. Ross Dancy is Assistant Professor of History at Sam Houston State University
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- Great Britain
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- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science
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- Impressment
- Sailors
- Great Britain
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- The myth of the press gang : volunteers, impressment and the naval manpower problem in the late eighteenth century, J. Ross Dancy
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- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- The myth of the press gang : volunteers, impressment and the naval manpower problem in the late eighteenth century, J. Ross Dancy
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
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- txt
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Subject
- Great Britain
- Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 18th century
- Great Britain, Royal Navy
- Great Britain, Royal Navy -- History -- 18th century
- HISTORY / Military / Naval
- History
- Impressment
- Impressment -- Great Britain -- History
- 1700-1799
- Sailors
- Sailors -- Great Britain -- History
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Marine & Naval
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science
- Naval history
- Electronic books
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