the Mediterranean Galleys of France in the Age of Louis XIV.
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Minneapolis :
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University of Minnesota Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1973.
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1 online resource (397 pages)
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Introduction; The Uses of Galleys; Limitations of the Oar; The Base at Marseilles; Building and Victualing the Galley Corps; Officers and the Crown; Chaplains, Lower Officers, and Freeman Crew; The Procurement of Slaves; Condemnations to the Oar; Life Aboard; Life Ashore; Releases and Escapes; The Transition to Prisons; Conclusions and Reflections; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Index.