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Biggar, Henry Percival. The Early Trading Companies of New France: A Contribution to the History of Commece and Discovery in North America. Toronto: Toronto UP, 1901, xii, 308 pp. Apologetics for Champlain.

Categories:

America; commerce; exploration;

Keywords:

america, United States, US, U.S., 13 colonies, thirteen, commerce, trade, business, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure

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Billias, George Athan, ed. George Washington's Opponents: British Generals and Admirals in the American Revolution. New York: Morrow, 1969, xxvii, 362 pp. Biographical sketches, e.g., the Howes, Gage, Clinton, Hood, Rodney & Graves.

Keywords:

18th century, eighteenth, american war of independence, American Revolutionary War, revolution, 13 colonies, thirteen colonies, biography, america, United States, US, U.S., 13 colonies, thirteen

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Bird, Harrison. Battle for a Continent: The French and Indian War, 1754-1763. New York: Oxford UP, 1965, ix, 376 pp. Included Quebec, 1759.

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17th century, seventeenth, america, United States, US, U.S., 13 colonies, thirteen, Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, Anglo-French, France

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Bird, Harrison. Navies in the Mountains: The Battles on the Waters of Lake Champlain and Lake George, 1609-1814. New York: Oxford UP, 1962, vii, 361 pp.

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17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, age of sail, america, United States, US, U.S., 13 colonies, thirteen

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Blansett, Lisa. "John Smith Maps Virginia: Knowledge, Rhetoric and Politics." See R. Appelbaum, Envisioning English Empire, pp. 68-91.

Categories:

America; cartography; Empire;

Keywords:

cartography, map, mapping, chart, geography, geographical , empire, america, United States, US, U.S., 13 colonies, thirteen

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Blumenthal, Richard W., ed. With Vancouver in Inland Washington Waters: Journals of 12 Crewmen, April-June 1792. Jefferson: McFarland, 2007, vii, 230 pp.

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18th century, eighteenth, america, United States, US, U.S., 13 colonies, thirteen, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude

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Bolster, William Jeffrey. "'Every Inch a Man': Gender in the Lives of African American Seamen, 1800-1860." See M. Creighton, Iron Men, pp. 138-68.

Keywords:

general history, general survey, survey, seaman, lower deck, enlisted status, seafarer, sailor , 19th century, nineteenth, america, United States, US, U.S., 13 colonies, thirteen

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Bolster, William Jeffrey. "African American Seamen: Race, Seafaring Work, and Atlantic Maritime Culture, 1750-1860." Ph.D. diss, Johns Hopkins, 1991.

Keywords:

18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, america, United States, US, U.S., 13 colonies, thirteen, Atlantic World, British domination, British North America, culture, influence , culture, music, literature, language, art , seaman, lower deck, enlisted status, seafarer, sailor

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Bond, Brian & Gow, Ian, eds. War and Society: A Yearbook of Military History. Vol. II. London: Croom Helm, 1977, 196 pp. 8 essays, some cited.

Keywords:

Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, 18th century, eighteenth, 20th century, twentieth, education, educate, training, train, teaching, teach, schooling, school, learning, learn, Royal Navy, Britain, England, america, United States, US, U.S., 13 colonies, thirteen, american war of independence, American Revolutionary War, revolution, 13 colonies, thirteen colonies, War of 1812, Anglo-American war, England, Britain, America, United States, US, USA, impressment, battle, frigate action, campaign, blockade

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Bonker, Dirk. "Militarizing the Western World: Navalism, Empire, and State-Building in Germany and the United States before World War II." Ph.D. diss, Johns Hopkins, 2002. (DAI September 2002).

Keywords:

20th century, twentieth, interwar, imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , empire, germany, german, prussia, prussian, america, United States, US, U.S., 13 colonies, thirteen

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Booth, Alan R. "The United States African Squadron, 1843-1861." Boston University Papers in African History, 1 (1964): 77-117.

Keywords:

19th century, nineteenth, america, United States, US, U.S., 13 colonies, thirteen

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Borneman, Walter R. The French and Indian War: Deciding the Fate of North America. New York: HarperCollins, 2006, xxiii, 360 pp.

Keywords:

18th century, eighteenth, america, United States, US, U.S., 13 colonies, thirteen

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Boudriot, Jean. Cavelier de la Salle expedition de 1684 La Belle. Paris: Editions l'Ancre, 2000, 160 pp.

Keywords:

17th century, seventeenth, america, United States, US, U.S., 13 colonies, thirteen, expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , colonialism, colony, empire

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Bowen, Abel. The Naval Temple: Containing a Complete History of the Battles Fought by the Navy of the U.S. from 1794-1816. Boston: G. Clark, 1816.

Keywords:

War of French Revolution and Napoleon, France, War of 1812, Anglo-American war, England, Britain, America, United States, US, USA, impressment, battle, frigate action, campaign, blockade , battles, america, United States, US, U.S., 13 colonies, thirteen

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Bradley, Peter T. British Maritime Enterprise in the New World: From the Late Fifteenth to the Mid-Eighteenth Century. Studies in British History Series, # 57. Lewiston: Edwin Mellen, 1999, xx, 600 pp. British seaborne ventures; goals: West Indies, North America, South America and South Sea.

Keywords:

15th century, fifteenth, 16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, america, United States, US, U.S., 13 colonies, thirteen, commerce, trade, business, economics, economic policy, trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing

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Bratten, John R. The Gondola Philadelphia and the Battle of Lake Champlain. College Station: Texas A&M UP, 2002, 235 pp. In the 1770s, American colonists vs. Canadians & British.

Keywords:

18th century, eighteenth, Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, america, United States, US, U.S., 13 colonies, thirteen, american war of independence, American Revolutionary War, revolution, 13 colonies, thirteen colonies, canada, canadian

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Bratzel, John F. & Rout, Leslie B., Jr. "Once More: Pearl Harbor, Microdots, and J. Edgar Hoover: Research Note: Letters and Replies." AHR, 88 (October 1983): 953-60.

Keywords:

20th century, twentieth, world war 2, second world war, intelligence, code breaking, espionage, counter-intelligence, Secret Service, SIGINT , america, United States, US, U.S., 13 colonies, thirteen

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Bratzel, John F. & Rout, Leslie B., Jr. "Pearl Harbor, Microdots, and J. Edgar Hoover: Research Note." AHR, 87 (December 1982): 1342-51.

Keywords:

20th century, twentieth, america, United States, US, U.S., 13 colonies, thirteen, intelligence, code breaking, espionage, counter-intelligence, Secret Service, SIGINT , world war 2, second world war

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Bray, Warwick, ed. The Meeting of Two Worlds: Europe and the Americas, 1492-1650. Proceedings of the British Academy Series, # 81. London: Oxford UP, 1993, 1994, vi, 336 pp.

Keywords:

15th century, fifteenth, 16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, america, United States, US, U.S., 13 colonies, thirteen, Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , commerce, trade, business, Atlantic World, British domination, British North America, culture, influence , culture, music, literature, language, art , diplomacy, treaty, foreign policy, Foreign Office, negotiation, international relations , economics, economic policy, emigration, immigration, migration, Diaspora , enterprise, commerce, trade, business, economy, economic , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing

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Brebner, John Bartlet. New England's Outpost: Acadia before the Conquest of Canada. Columbia University Studies in History, Economics & Public Law Series, # 293. New York: Columbia UP; Hamden: Archon; New York: Franklin, 1927, 1965, 1973, 1974, 293 pp.

Keywords:

18th century, eighteenth, america, United States, US, U.S., 13 colonies, thirteen, Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, canada, canadian, Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , colonialism, colony, empire, expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony

Abbreviations
AHR American Historical Review
Alb Albion
alt alternate
Am Nep American Neptune
AQ & DJ Army Quarterly and Defence Journal
ASLIB Association of Libraries (Dissertations & Master's Theses)
BIHR Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research
Can His Rev Canadian Historical Review
Can J His Canadian Journal of History
comp Compiled by
DAI Dissertation Abstracts International
EcHR Economic History Review
ed editor or edited by
EnHR English Historical Review
HisAHR Hispanic American Historical Review
HJ Historical Journal (Cambridge Historical Journal)
His Res Historical Research
His Tod History Today
Intell & Nat Sec Intelligence and National Security
IJ Mar His International Journal of Maritime History
IJ Nau Arch International Journal of Nautical Archaeology
IHR International History Review
intro introduction
J Am His Journal of American History
J Asian His Journal of Asian History
JBS Journal of British Studies
J Cont His Journal of Contemporary History
J Econ His Journal of Economic History
JI & CH Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History
J Mar Res Journal for Maritime Research
J Mil His Journal of Military History
J Mod His Journal of Modern History
JRUSI Journal of the Royal United Service Institution or Institute
J Soc His Journal of Social History
JSAHR Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research
J Stra Stu Journal of Strategic Studies
J Trans His Journal of Transport History
J Wor His Journal of World History
MM Mariner's Mirror
Mil Aff Military Affairs
NHS Naval History Symposium (USNA)
NMM National Maritime Museum
Nav Rev Naval Review
NWCR Naval War College Review (US)
Nel Dis Nelson Dispatch
NIP Naval Institute Press
Nor Mar Northern Mariner
Pac His Rev Pacific Historical Review
P & P Past and Present
Traf Chron Trafalgar Chronicle
trans translated by
UP University Press
USNIP Proceedings of the Naval Institute
Vic Stu Victorian Studies
War & Soc War and Society
War in His War in History
W&MQ William and Mary Quarterly
WSS World Ship Society

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