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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Watson, Robert P., 1962- author.     Subjects     Jersey (Prison-ship)     Prison hulks -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.     United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Prisoners and prisons, British.     New York (N.Y.) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Prisoners and prisons, British.     Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- History, Military -- 18th century.     Williamsburg (New York, N.Y.) -- History, Military -- 18th century.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Watson, Robert P., 1962- author.       by title:      The ghost ship of Br...         MARC Display

The ghost ship of Brooklyn : an untold story of the American Revolution / Robert P. Watson. by Watson, Robert P., 1962- author. New York, NY : Da Capo Press, 2017. Subjects Jersey (Prison-ship)   Prison hulks -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.   United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Prisoners and prisons, British.   New York (N.Y.) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Prisoners and prisons, British.   Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- History, Military -- 18th century.   Williamsburg (New York, N.Y.) -- History, Military -- 18th century. ISBN:  9780306825521 (hardcover) 030682552X (hardcover) Description:  xiv, 288 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm Edition:  First edition. Contents:  Introduction: "A vast and silent army" -- Warship -- "The glorious cause" -- City of prisons -- Privateers -- Patriots -- Adventure on the high seas -- Floating dungeons -- Dead reckoning -- Welcome to hell -- The final voyage -- Tempest -- Negotiations -- July 4 -- Escape -- Run! -- Turning point -- Freedom -- Deaths and demise -- Rediscovery -- Postscript -- Appendix I. "The poet of the American Revolution" -- Appendix II. List of prison ships. Requests:  0 Summary:  "The surprising story of the most infamous prison ship of the American Revolution, the HMS Jersey, and its role in the fight for independence."--Provided by publisher.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Nanakuli Public Library Adult Nonfiction 973.371 Wa Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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