Poseidon's Curse interprets the American Revolution from the
vantage point of the Atlantic Ocean. Christopher P. Magra traces
how British naval impressment played a leading role in the rise of
Great Britain's seaborne empire, yet ultimately contributed
significantly to its decline. Long reliant on appropriating free
laborers to man the warships that defended British colonies and
maritime commerce, the British severely jeopardized mariners'
earning potential and occupational mobility, which led to deep
resentment toward the British Empire. Magra explains how anger
about impressment translated into revolutionary ideology, with
impressment eventually occupying a major role in the Declaration of
Independence as one of the foremost grievances Americans had with
the British government.
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