British Impressment of Colonial American Sailors
2013-07-21T09:46:26-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNjVkXC8yMDEzMDcyMTA5NTEzODAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Denver Brunsman talked about his book, The Evil Necessity: British Naval Impressment in the Eighteenth-Century Atlantic, in which he details why this type of forced labor was necessary for the British Navy, how it was so successful, and how impressment affected the American Revolution and War of 1812. He spoke at the Mariners' Museum in Newport News, Virginia.
Denver Brunsman talked about his book, The Evil Necessity: British Naval Impressment in the Eighteenth-Century Atlantic, in which he details… read more
Denver Brunsman talked about his book, The Evil Necessity: British Naval Impressment in the Eighteenth-Century Atlantic, in which he details why this type of forced labor was necessary for the British Navy, how it was so successful, and how impressment affected the American Revolution and War of 1812. He spoke at the Mariners' Museum in Newport News, Virginia. close
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