| ID: | 20317 |
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| Entry Text: | Rogers, Nicholas. The Press Gang: Naval Impressment and Its Opponents in Georgian Britain. London: Hambledon Continuum, 2005, 2007, xi, 168 pp. Colorful study, anecdotes; balanced; Impress Service; focused on Bristol, Liverpool, Caribbean, North Africa; theme: strengh & vitality of popular opposition; 1/4 of male population directly threatened. |