The Ghost Ship Of Brooklyn: An Untold Story American Revolution Robert Watson Da Capo Press Inc Αγγλικά Βιβλία History General Issues

Moored Off The Coast Of Brooklyn Derelict Hms Jersey Was A Living Hell For Thousands Americans Either Captured By British Or Accused Disloyalty Crammed Below Deck Without Light Fresh Air Disease-Ridden Prisoners Were Scarcely Given Food And Water More Died In Its Ghastly Hold Than On All War\ S Battlefields Throughout Colonies Mere Mention Ship Sparked Fear Loathing Troops That Paradoxically Helped Rally Public Support War Utilizing Hundreds Accounts Culled From Old Newspapers Diaries Military Reports Award-Winning Historian Robert Watson Follows Lives Ordeals Few Survivors To Tell Astonishing Story Cursed Played Crucial Part Against Britain Σελίδες: 256 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0912 Διαστάσεις: 15 7X15 7Cm