A Sea of Possibilities
The Revolutionary Atlantic World of Captain Thomas Allen
$88.38
- Hardcover
280 pages
- Release Date
31 August 2026
Summary
The story of a cunning sea captain whose tempestuous life charts new dimensions of the American Revolution
This is the gripping tale of how ambitious sea captain Thomas Allen and his family navigated the gales of the American Revolution. Starting as a rogue and smuggler, Allen won and lost several fortunes before eventually establishing himself as a wealthy merchant with Loyalist leanings in Connecticut. Then, imprisoned by the Patriots during the War for Independence…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780813953939 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0813953936 |
| Author: | Kenneth J. Banks |
| Publisher: | University of Virginia Press |
| Imprint: | University of Virginia Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 280 |
| Release Date: | 31 August 2026 |
| Weight: | 590g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 152mm x 229mm |
| Series: | The Revolutionary Age |
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Kenneth J. Banks
Kenneth J. Banks is Professor of Atlantic World History at Wofford College and the author of the award-winning Chasing Empire Across the Sea: Communications and the State in the French Atlantic, 1713–1763.
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