The Evil Necessity: British Naval Impressment in the Eighteenth-Century Atlantic World

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The Evil Necessity Early American Histories Douglas Bradburn, John C. Coombs, and S. Max Edelson, Editors Winner of the Walker Cowen Memorial Prize for an outstanding work of scholarship in eighteenth-century studies The Evil Necessity University of Virginia Press Charlottesville & London British Naval Impressment in the Eighteenth-Century Atlantic World Denver Brunsman for Taryn University of Virginia Press© 2013 by the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper First published 2013 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Brunsman, Denver Alexander, 1975– The evil necessity : British naval impressment in the eighteenth-century Atlantic world / Denver Brunsman. p. cm. — (Early American histories) (Winner of the Walker Cowen Memorial Prize for an outstanding work of scholarship in eighteenth-century studies) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8139-3351-1 (cloth : acid-free paper) — ISBN 978-0-8139-3352-8 (e-book) 1. Great Britain—History, Naval—18th century. 2. Great Britain. Royal Navy— History—18th century. 3. Impressment—Great Britain—History—18th century. 4. Impressment—United States—History—18th century. 5. Sailors—Great Britain— History—18th century. 6. Sailors—United States—History—18th century. 7. Imperialism—History—18th century. I. Title. DA77.B78 2013 359.00941'09033—dc23 2012025398 Maps by Bill Nelson Title page illustration: Jack Detected Sailing under False Colors, by George Cruikshank, London, 1837–38. (Princeton Univerity Library) ...