Privateering
Patriots and Profits in the War of 1812
Inbunden, Engelska, 2015
Av Faye M. Kert, Canadian Nautical Research Society) Kert, Faye M. (Book Review Editor, Faye M Kert
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2015-11-25
- Mått152 x 229 x 20 mm
- Vikt431 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieJohns Hopkins Books on the War of 1812
- Antal sidor224
- FörlagJohns Hopkins University Press
- ISBN9781421417479
- UtmärkelserWinner of John Lyman Book Award 2016 (United States)