Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea: Merchant Seamen, Pirates and the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1700-1750
by Rediker, Marcus
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0521303427
- ISBN 13
- 9780521303422
- Seller
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Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
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About This Item
Cambridge ; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1987. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. blue cloth, dust jacket, xv, 322 pages : illustrations ,index, a fine copy in a fine d.j.,The author "re-creates life along the waterfront, where seafaring men from around the world crowded into sailor town, with its brothels, alehouses, and street brawls, and the city jail" and the "larger historical issues such as the rise of capitalism, the genesis of free wage labor, and the growth of an international working class.".
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- Bookseller
- Harry E Bagley Books Ltd (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1125557859
- Title
- Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea: Merchant Seamen, Pirates and the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1700-1750
- Author
- Rediker, Marcus
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0521303427
- ISBN 13
- 9780521303422
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge ; New York
- Date Published
- 1987
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Merchant mariners -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century. Merchant mariners -- North America -- History -- 18th century. Navigation -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.Navigation -- North America -- History -- 18th century. Pirates -- Histor
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Travel; Biography & Autobiography;
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Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
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Fredericton, New Brunswick
About Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
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