In Irons: Britain`s Naval Supremacy and the American Revolutionary Economy

A sailing ship that becomes stalled with its bow to the wind is said to be "in irons." In this groundbreaking examination of Americàs Revolutionary War economy, the phrase is an apt metaphor for the inability of that economy to free itself from the constraints of Britai&ngrave;s navy. Richard Buel Jr. here investigates for the first time the influence of Britai&ngrave;s navy on the American revolutionary economy, particularly its agricultural sector, and the damage that Britain inflicted by...