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  • A Double-Edged Sword

    The Biography of Commodore Jesse Duncan Elliott, 1782–1845

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    Series series Maritime Currents: History and Archaeology
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  • A Fortified Sea

    The Defense of the Caribbean in the Eighteenth Century

    Series series Maritime Currents: History and Archaeology
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  • The Matter of Black Lives

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    Series series The Lamar Series in Western History
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