Sailors

English Merchant Seamen 1650-1775

• Author(s): Peter Earle,
• Publisher: Methuen
• Pages: 259
• ISBN_10: 0413688402
  ISBN_13: 9780413688408
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Drama / General , History / Europe / Great Britain / General , History / Military / Naval , Transportation / Ships & Shipbuilding / General ,

Description:... A social and economic history of the lives of English merchant sailors in the 17th and 18th centuries, when England dominated the world in commerce and power. Drawn from primary documents and diaries, all aspects are examined, including conditions of service, discipline, mortality and war.