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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewJames Delgado, a well-published maritime historian and archaeologist, has given the infamous 'Somers Affair' a 21st century twist with a fascinating view of sailors' daily life in the pre-civil war sailing navy. This is a diverting and essential book covering a rare mutiny and its punishment in the ante-bellum U.S. Navy. * William S. Dudley, author of Inside the US Navy of 1812-1815 *
Was young Philip Spencer actually plotting a mutiny, or was he simply an over-imaginative teenager? Was Alexander Slidell Mackenzie a responsible skipper protecting his ship, or was he over his head in command and guilty of a paranoid overreaction? In this reconstruction of the so-called Somers mutiny, James P. Delgado offers a vivid and gripping account of the personalities and circumstances that culminated in one of the most controversial episodes of American naval history. * Craig L. Symonds, author of Nimitz at War *
Table of ContentsIntroduction: The 1st of December 1842 Chapter One: Philip Spencer Chapter Two: A Fast Ship Chapter Three: A Sailor's Life for Me Chapter Four: A Fatal Cruise Chapter Five: A Hanging Chapter Six: The Voyage Home Chapter Seven: Inquiry and Court Martial Chapter Eight:
