Every school child knows that the American Revolution began on Lexington Green in April, 1775, but how many are aware that in 1764 a Royal Navy cutter, St. John, engaged in the suppression of smuggling, was fired upon by Rhode Islanders; that in 1769, the revenue sloop Liberty was seized and burned by the people of Newport; or that in 1772, the navy cutter Gaspee was burned in the night by armed patriots attacking from small boats. It was these Blue Water Patriots who fought the first battles on the road to American independence, and this is their story.
Every school child knows that the American Revolution began on Lexington Green in April, 1775, but how many are aware that in 1764 a Royal Navy cutter, St. John, engaged in the suppression of smuggling, was fired upon by Rhode Islanders; that in 1769, the revenue sloop Liberty was seized and burned by the people of Newport; or that in 1772, the navy cutter Gaspee was burned in the night by armed patriots attacking from small boats. It was these Blue Water Patriots who fought the first battles on the road to American independence, and this is their story.
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Blue Water Patriots: The American Revolution Afloat
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ISBN-13: | 9780313056529 |
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Publisher: | ABC-CLIO, Incorporated |
Publication date: | 11/30/2006 |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | eBook |
File size: | 3 MB |