Denver Brunsman, discusses, “Getting Away with Murder: Press Gangs and Customary Violence in the British Atlantic”. Brunsman is Associate Professor of History at George Washington University. This discussion was included in the conference session topic, “Man Stealing”.

Getting Away with Murder: Press Gangs and Customary Violence in the British Atlantic

This conference explores the shadowy realms of the Atlantic that connected four continents but also disrupted its various imperial structures. The participants will investigate important historical and historiographical questions about the nature of unlawful exchanges and the relationship between settler-colonists, pirates, and smugglers in the creation of “illicit Atlantic worlds” beyond state control.

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Getting Away with Murder: Press Gangs and Customary Violence in the British Atlantic

Getting Away with Murder: Press Gangs and Customary Violence in the British Atlantic