 | 1. | A Social History of the Navy 1793-1815 Lewis, Michael
Chatham Publishing 2004 Hardback New New
468 pages, with illustrations. "Covering parentage and social background, the author follows his subjects from the cradle to the grave, describing how men came to go to sea and explaining the volunteer, the press and quota systems, officer-entry, and the whole complex business of shipboard and naval hierarchy. Pay, prize money, and other inducements are explained along with insight into the unhappier predicament of half-pay. First published in 1960, Lewis's book is a masterful account of how the men of the Nelsonic navy, at sea in "those far-distant storm-beaten ships," organized their insular social world."
Price: 44.95 USD |
