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    The ghost ship of Brooklyn : an untold story of the Revolutionary War / Robert P. Watson.
    by Watson, Robert P., 1962- author.
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    Boston : Da Capo Press, [2017]
    ISBN: 
    9780306825521
    030682552X
    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.
    Description: 
    xiv, 288 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
    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.
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    LocationCollectionCall No.StatusDue Date 
    Davidson LibraryAdult Non-fiction973.371 WatsonChecked In 
    Matthews LibraryAdult Non-fiction973.371 WatsonChecked In 
    Hickory Grove LibraryAdult Non-fiction973.371 WatsonChecked out04/02/2024


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