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Book Synopsis1. Introduction: The Royal Navy and the British Atlantic by Christer Petley and John McAleer. - 2. The Royal Navy and Caribbean Colonial Society during the Eighteenth Century by Siân Williams. - 3. Ireland and the Royal Navy in the Eighteenth Century by Patrick Walsh. - 4. Another Look at the Navigation Acts and the Coming of the American Revolution by Stephen Conway. - 5. The Royal Navy, the British Atlantic Empire and the Abolition of the Slave Trade by Christer Petley. - 6. At War with the detestable traffic': The Royal Navy's Anti-Slavery Cause in the Atlantic Ocean by Mary Wills. - 7. Atlantic Empire, European War, and the Naval Expeditions to South America, 18067 by James Davey. - 8. Atlantic Periphery, Asian Gateway: The Royal Navy at the Cape of Good Hope, 17851815 by John McAleer. - 9. Love and Death: The Royal Navy in the Atlantic World by Kathleen Wilson
Table of Contents1. Introduction: The Royal Navy and the British Atlantic by Christer Petley and John McAleer. - 2. The Royal Navy and Caribbean Colonial Society during the Eighteenth Century by Siân Williams. - 3. Ireland and the Royal Navy in the Eighteenth Century by Patrick Walsh. - 4. Another Look at the Navigation Acts and the Coming of the American Revolution by Stephen Conway. - 5. The Royal Navy, the British Atlantic Empire and the Abolition of the Slave Trade by Christer Petley. - 6. At War with the ‘detestable traffic’: The Royal Navy’s Anti-Slavery Cause in the Atlantic Ocean by Mary Wills. - 7. Atlantic Empire, European War, and the Naval Expeditions to South America, 1806–7 by James Davey. - 8. Atlantic Periphery, Asian Gateway: The Royal Navy at the Cape of Good Hope, 1785–1815 by John McAleer. - 9. Love and Death: The Royal Navy in the Atlantic World by Kathleen Wilson
