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Sound Rising: Long Island Sound at the Forefront of America's Struggle for Independence Paperback - 2011

by Richard Radune

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From the publisher

Sound Rising challenges our perception of Long Island Sound in many surprising ways. The Sound was at the forefront of American trade with the West Indies and its location placed it in a position to influence the course of history during the critical years between 1750 and 1820. Its multitude of small ports, coves, and navigable rivers provided a distinct advantage by thwarting British efforts to enforce trade restrictions and collect taxes. Merchants' desire for free trade and the avoidance of customs duties set the stage for war. Long Island Sound played a crucial role in America's Revolutionary War victory when its naval vessels, privateers, and whaleboat raiders swarmed out of these same ports to interdict British supplies and force major changes in the enemy's strategic war plans. This groundbreaking, true story relates the Sound's involvement in the capture of Fort Louisbourg, rampant smuggling, the Revolutionary War, the Undeclared War with France and the War of 1812.

Details

  • Title Sound Rising: Long Island Sound at the Forefront of America's Struggle for Independence
  • Author Richard Radune
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 308
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Research in Time Publications
  • Publication date 2011-03
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780976434115 / 0976434113
  • Weight 1.15 lbs (0.52 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.8 in (22.35 x 14.99 x 2.03 cm)
  • Category History - Military / War
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2010919404
  • Dewey Decimal Code 974

About the author

Richard Radune is a 1965 graduate of Syracuse University with a major in U. S. History. He served during the Vietnam War as an Air Force Captain at Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota and in the Alaskan Air Command at Sparrevohn AFS, Alaska. Following a 30 year business career in different parts of the country, Mr. Radune retired in 1998 and returned to his native Connecticut where his life long interest in history could be readily pursued. Mr. Radune has always been interested in the broad sweep of history and the forces spurring movement of large groups of people from place to place. The establishment of Pequot Plantation in southeastern Connecticut offered a perfect opportunity to illuminate this phenomenon. The resulting story provides a fascinating glimpse at the events and the people who influenced colonial history in the 1600s.

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