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Predators and prizes : American privateering and imperial warfare, 1739-1748 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Swanson, Carl E.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press, [1991]
Series:	Studies in maritime history.
Subjects:	United States > History > King George's War, 1744-1748 > Naval operations. Anglo-Spanish War, 1739-1748 > Naval operations. Privateering > America > History > 18th century. Great Britain > Colonies > America > History > 18th century.

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