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Abbe, Ernest C. & Gillis, Frank J. "Henry Hudson and the Early Expedition and Mapping of Hudson Bay, 1610 to 1631." See J. Parker, Merchants and Scholars, pp. 87-116.
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17th C. (1600-1699); cartography; Colonial America; exploration; personality; river;
Keywords:
exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , cartography, map, mapping, chart, geography, geographical , Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , river, 17th century, seventeenth, personality, prominent leader, noted person
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Abbot, William W. The Colonial Origins of the United States, 1607-1763. American Republic Series. London: Wiley, 1975, ix, 134 pp.
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Anglo-American; Colonial America; colonialism; emigration; imperialism;
Keywords:
Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , colonialism, colony, imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire, emigration, immigration, migration, Diaspora
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Adams, Henry Brooks. ["Account by John Smith, Jamestown, Concerning Rescue by Pocahontas, the Indian Maiden"]. North American Review (1867). Conclusion: not true; individual accounts by Smith were diffenent with each telling; Adams: "lies, lies and more lies."
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17th C. (1600-1699); Colonial America; historian; Smith, John;
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17th century, seventeenth, Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , Smith, John, historian, history, historical
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Adams, Randolph G. "A View of Cornwallis's Surrender at Yorktown." AHR, 37 (October 1931): 25-49. Washington's American & French forces, army & navy, converged at Yorktown; Royal Navy pressured at home by French & Dutch; British failed; "When Britain failed to muddle through."
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Anglo-American; Anglo-French; battles; Colonial America; personality; Royal Navy; Yorktown;
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Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, Anglo-French, France , Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , battles, Royal Navy, Britain, England, Yorktown, campaign, battle, Battle of Chesapeake, surrender, personality, prominent leader, noted person
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Adney, Edwin Tappan & Chapelle, Howard I. Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of North America. New York: Sterling, 2007, 242 pp.
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15th C. (1400-1499); 16th C. (1500-1599); 17th C. (1600-1699); coastal vessel; Colonial America; nautical archaeology; ship; shipbuilding;
Keywords:
15th century, fifteenth, 16th century, sixteenth, coastal vessel, monitor, ferry , Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , nautical archaeology, wreck, archaeology, artefact, artifact, study report , ship, boat, vessel, shipbuilding, shipbuilder, shipbuilders, 17th century, seventeenth
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Albion, Robert Greenhalgh, Baker, William A. & Labaree, Benjamin W. New England and the Sea. American Maritime Library Series, vol. 5. Mystic: Mystic Seaport Museum, 1972, xiv, 299 pp. Folio; illus: Marion V. Brewington.
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17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); Anglo-American; Colonial America; commerce; sea; sea power;
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17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , sea, ocean, maritime , sea power, commerce, trade, business
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Albion, Robert Greenhalgh. Forests and Sea Power: The Timber Problem of the Royal Navy, 1652-1862. Harvard Economic Studies Series, # 29 & Classics of Naval Literature Series. Cambridge: Harvard UP; Hamden: Archon; Annapolis: NIP, 1926, 1965, 2000, 2004, xxvii, 485 pp. Intro: Timothy J. Bean; classic concerning logistical problems & sea power; supply a continuing problem for RN; influenced commercial, colonial & foreign policies, e.g., access to Baltic; thesis now superseded.
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Admiralty; age of sail; architecture; Baltic; Colonial America; commerce; diplomacy; logistics; sea power; ship; shipbuilding; trade;
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Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, age of sail, logistics, supply, supplies, sea power, shipbuilding, shipbuilder, shipbuilders, ship, boat, vessel, trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing, commerce, trade, business, Baltic, sea, trade, naval stores , Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , architecture, shipbuilding, design, construction, structure, naval architect , diplomacy, treaty, foreign policy, Foreign Office, negotiation, international relations
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Alden, John & Landis, Dennis C., eds. European Americana: A Chronological Guide to Works Printed in Europe Relating to the Americas, 1493-1776. John Carter Brown Library Series. 6 vols. New York: Readex, 1980-1997. Folio; 30,000 entries; each volume chronological.
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15th C. (1400-1499); 16th C. (1500-1599); 17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); Atlantic World; bibliography; Colonial America; literature; merchant marine; naval guide;
Keywords:
15th century, fifteenth, 16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, bibliography, list, listing , Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , naval guide, regulation, guideline, instruction , merchant marine, literature, culture, Atlantic World, British domination, British North America, culture, influence
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Alderman, Clifford Lindsey. The Privateersmen. Philadelphia: Chilton, 1965, xv, 191 pp. Focused on American marauders against English sea trade.
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18th C. (1700-1799); age of sail; Anglo-American; Colonial America; piracy; trade;
Keywords:
18th century, eighteenth, age of sail, Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , piracy, privateering, pirate, buccaneer, trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing
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Alexander, Edward Porter, ed. The Journal of James Fontaine: An Irish Huguenot Son in Spain and Virginia, 1710-1719. Charlottesville: Virginia UP, 1972, xii, 190 pp. For Colonial Williamsburg Foundation; account of horrors of the sea.
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18th C. (1700-1799); Anglo-Irish; Anglo-Spanish; Colonial America; memoir; wreck;
Keywords:
18th century, eighteenth, Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , Anglo-Irish, Ireland, Eire, Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , wreck, shipwreck, nautical archaeology
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Alexander, J.K. "'Forton Prison during the American Revolution: A Case Study of the British Prisoner of War Policy and the American Response to that Policy." Essex Institute Historical Collection, 103 (1967): 365-89.
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Anglo-American; Colonial America; impressment; prisoner of war; Royal Navy;
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Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , Royal Navy, Britain, England, prisoner of war, prisoner, convict, impressment
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Alexander, William, Earl of Stirling. An Encouragement to Colonies. Amsterdam: Theatrum; London: William Stansby; New York: Da Capo, 1624, 1625, 1968, 47 pp. About Scottish empire.
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18th C. (1700-1799); Anglo-Scot; Colonial America; colonialism; emigration; imperialism;
Keywords:
18th century, eighteenth, Anglo-Scot, Scotland, Scottish, Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , colonialism, colony, emigration, immigration, migration, Diaspora , imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire
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Allaire, B. "French Reaction to the North-West Voyages and the Assays of the Frobisher Ore by Geoffrey le Brumen, 1576-1584." See T. Symons, Meta Incognita, II., pp. 589-606.
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16th C. (1500-1599); Anglo-French; Colonial America; exploration; Frobisher, Martin; Northwest Passage; science ; voyage;
Keywords:
16th century, sixteenth, Anglo-French, France , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Northwest Passage, exploration, search for access to East, route to East, Frobisher, Martin, science , voyage, Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England
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Allaire, B. "Martin Frobisher, the Spaniards and a Sixteenth-Century Spy." See T. Symons, Meta Incognita, II., pp. 575-88.
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16th C. (1500-1599); Anglo-Spanish; Colonial America; exploration; Frobisher, Martin; intelligence; voyage;
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16th century, sixteenth, Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Frobisher, Martin, intelligence, code breaking, espionage, counter-intelligence, Secret Service, SIGINT , voyage, Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England
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Allaire, Gratien. "Fur Trade Engages, 1701-1745." See T. Buckley, Rendezvous, pp. 17-26.
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18th century, eighteenth, Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing
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Allen, Gardner Weld. A Naval History of the American Revolution. 2 vols. Boston: Houghton Mifflin; Williamstown: Corner House; New York: Russell, 1913, 1962, 1970, xii, 752 pp. Allen, 1856-1944; series on American naval operations of the period.
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18th C. (1700-1799); age of sail; Anglo-American; battles; Colonial America; Royal Navy;
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18th century, eighteenth, age of sail, Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , battles, Royal Navy, Britain, England
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Allen, Helen M. "British Commercial Policy in the West Indies, 1783-1793." Ph.D. diss, London, 1938.
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18th C. (1700-1799); Anglo-American; Colonial America; diplomacy; imperialism; strategy; trade;
Keywords:
18th century, eighteenth, Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , strategy, strategic, trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing, diplomacy, treaty, foreign policy, Foreign Office, negotiation, international relations
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Allen, John Logan, ed. North American Exploration. 3 vols. I: A New World Disclosed. II: A Continent Defined. III: A Continent Comprehended. Lincoln: Nebraska UP, 1997, xlvi, 1666 pp. Essays, some cited; comprehensive; to portray exploration in broader context.
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17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); Anglo-American; Atlantic World; Colonial America; colonialism; exploration; general history; imperialism; navigation; voyage;
Keywords:
17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , colonialism, colony, imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude, Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, Atlantic World, British domination, British North America, culture, influence , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , voyage, general history, general survey, survey
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Allen, Paul C. Philip III and the Pax Hispanica, 1598-1621: The Failure of Grand Strategy. New Haven: Yale UP, 2000, xvi, 336 pp. Crucial moment in evolution of bid for hegemony; strategic overstretch & English succession.
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16th C. (1500-1599); 17th C. (1600-1699); Anglo-Spanish; Atlantic World; Colonial America; expansion; exploration; sea power; strategy; trade;
Keywords:
16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , Atlantic World, British domination, British North America, culture, influence , Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , strategy, strategic, trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing, sea power
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Allen, Paul C. "Philip III and the Pax Hispanica, 1598-1621: The Failure of Grand Strategy." Ph.D. diss, Yale, 1996. Under Geoffrey Parker.
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16th C. (1500-1599); 17th C. (1600-1699); Anglo-Spanish; Colonial America; expansion; exploration; imperialism; strategy; trade;
Keywords:
16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , strategy, strategic, expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing
| 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 |