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Free Trade and Sailors' Rights in the War of 1812
Free Trade and Sailors' Rights in the War of 1812
Author: Paul A. Gilje
On July 2, 1812, Captain David Porter raised a banner on the USS Essex proclaiming "A free trade and sailors rights," thus creating a political slogan that explained the War of 1812. Free trade demanded the protection of American commerce, while sailors' rights insisted that the British end the impressment of seamen from American ships. Repeated...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781107607828
ISBN-10: 1107607825
Publication Date: 11/30/2012
Pages: 336
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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