Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of illustrations
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Note on the text
- Introduction
- 1 Letters, love and duty
- 2 Family from afar: pregnancy, childbirth and raising young children
- 3 ‘Children of the service’
- 4 Men of war
- 5 Women of war
- 6 Prest to volunteer: reluctant sailors and the naval community
- 7 Negotiating with the nation: petitions and the language of appeal
- Conclusion
- Appendix: Cast of characters
- Bibliography
- Index
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of illustrations
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Note on the text
- Introduction
- 1 Letters, love and duty
- 2 Family from afar: pregnancy, childbirth and raising young children
- 3 ‘Children of the service’
- 4 Men of war
- 5 Women of war
- 6 Prest to volunteer: reluctant sailors and the naval community
- 7 Negotiating with the nation: petitions and the language of appeal
- Conclusion
- Appendix: Cast of characters
- Bibliography
- Index
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- Naval Families, War and Duty in Britain, 1740-1820 , pp. xiii - xivPublisher: Boydell & BrewerPrint publication year: 2016