Patriot Pirates (34 page)

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LSO BY
R
OBERT
H. P
ATTON

The Pattons: A Personal History of an American Family

Up, Down & Sideways

Life Between Wars

Copyright © 2008 by Robert H. Patton

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Patton, Robert H. (Robert Holbrook), [date]

Patriot pirates : the privateer war for freedom and fortune in the American Revolution / Robert H. Patton.

p.                           cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

1. United States—History—Revolution, 1775–1783—Naval operations. 2. Privateering—United States—History—18th century 3. Franklin, Benjamin, 1706–1790. 4. United States—Foreign relations—France. 5. France—Foreign relations—United States. I. Title

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27 2008

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