Privateering : Patriots and Profits in the War Of 1812.

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. "A Ruinous and Unnecessary War" -- 1 In Flagrante Bello -- An Unwelcome War -- Managing Private Armed Warfare -- Annoying the Enemy -- Underwriting the Cost of War -- Stratagems of War -- Keeping the Prize -- Strict and Rigorous Blockade -- Long-range Privateering -- The "Mud-Clipper" Trade -- Compulsory Convoy -- Win, Lose, or Draw? -- 2 "True, Publick and Notorious" -- The Origins of Privateering -- The Rise of Prize Law -- International Law and Neutral Rights -- Colonial Vice-Admiralty Courts -- The Marquis de Somerueles -- A Southern Prize Court -- The Admiralty Court Process -- 3 No Prey, No Pay -- The Cost of War -- Commercial Warfare -- Economic Options -- Atlantic Canada's Privateers -- American Privateers -- Eyes on the Prize -- Privateering out of New York -- The Balance Sheet -- 4 The Misfortunes of War -- Taking the Risk -- The Perils of Privateering -- Drink, Discipline, and Duty -- Combat, Capture, and Recapture -- Prisoners of War -- Death and Destruction -- Conclusion -- 5 The Prizewinners -- Liverpool Packet -- Yankee -- Comet -- America -- Saucy Jack -- True Blooded Yankee -- Surprise -- Fox -- Retaliation -- Sir John Sherbrooke -- General Armstrong -- Conclusion. The Final Tally -- Appendix. Prize Makers and Prizes -- Notes -- Essay on Sources -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.

Fascinating, unfamiliar, and full of surprises, this book will appeal to historians and general readers alike.

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