Explores the role of merchant seamen in sparking the struggle for US independence in such incidents as impressment riots, the Stamp Act Riot, and the Battle of Golden Hill, and describes the social world of the seamen to explain their actions. Lemisch is considered a pioneer of New Left history and
Explores the role of merchant seamen in sparking the struggle for US independence in such incidents as impressment riots, the Stamp Act Riot, and the ...