Citizen Sailors
Author | : Nathan Perl-Rosenthal |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 2015-10-12 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780674915558 |
ISBN-13 | : 0674915550 |
Rating | : 4/5 (58 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Citizen Sailors by : Nathan Perl-Rosenthal
Download or read book Citizen Sailors written by Nathan Perl-Rosenthal and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2015-10-12 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After 1776, Americans struggled to gain recognition of their new republic and their rights as citizens. None had to fight harder than the nation’s seamen, whose labor took them deep into the Atlantic world. Nathan Perl-Rosenthal tells the story of how their efforts created the first national, racially inclusive model of U.S. citizenship.