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Napoleon's American Prisoners - by Anne Morddel (Hardcover)

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  • Tells the story of the 1,500 or so common seamen of the American merchant marine who were held as prisoners of war in France during the Napoleonic Wars.
  • About the Author: Anne Morddel, a retired librarian, archivist and British Council consultant, has published extensively on American seamen and on genealogical research, including as the author of The French Genealogy Blog.
  • 294 Pages
  • History, United States

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Tells the story of the 1,500 or so common seamen of the American merchant marine who were held as prisoners of war in France during the Napoleonic Wars.

Based on extensive original research, this book tells the story of the 1,500 or so common seamen of the American merchant marine who were held as prisoners of war in France during the Napoleonic Wars. Although the United States was neutral, Napoleon interpreted neutrality narrowly, and included among the enemy merchants doing business with the enemy and seamen working on enemy vessels. Drawing on remarkably full source material in French, American and British archives, including the seamen's letters, their pleas for help to the consuls, the correspondence about them between the French authorities and the US diplomatic service, and the British Admiralty lists of prisoners, the book reveals a great deal about who these seamen were, and about their vastly different experience in French prisons. It contrasts their fate with that of British seamen and officers, discusses the labyrinthine maritime laws that ensnared the seamen and how their nationality, in an era before passports, was determined, charts the establishment of the US consular service, first established at this time to help "distressed American seamen", and relates the American seamen's experiences to the wider scholarly literature. Throughout, the book includes fascinating case studies of the adventures and misadventures of individual seamen.



About the Author



Anne Morddel, a retired librarian, archivist and British Council consultant, has published extensively on American seamen and on genealogical research, including as the author of The French Genealogy Blog.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.21 Inches (H) x 6.14 Inches (W) x .69 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.3 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 294
Genre: History
Sub-Genre: United States
Publisher: Boydell Press
Theme: 19th Century
Format: Hardcover
Author: Anne Morddel
Language: English
Street Date: June 17, 2025
TCIN: 1002064653
UPC: 9781837651160
Item Number (DPCI): 247-23-6373
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.69 inches length x 6.14 inches width x 9.21 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 1.3 pounds
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