TY - BOOK ID - 78374409 TI - Prize and prejudice : privateering and naval prize in Atlantic Canada in the War of 1812 AU - Kert, Faye AU - International Maritime Economic History Association PY - 1997 SN - 1786944839 1786949237 9781786949233 0968128815 9780968128817 PB - St. John's, Nfld. : International Maritime Economic History Association, DB - UniCat KW - Privateering KW - Corsairs KW - Naval art and science KW - Naval history KW - Piracy KW - History KW - United States KW - Atlantic Provinces KW - Atlantic Coast (Canada) KW - Canada KW - East Coast (Canada) KW - Atlantic Canada KW - Naval operations. KW - History, Naval UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78374409 AB - This journal examines privateering and naval prizes in Atlantic Canada in the maritime War of 1812 - considered the final major international manifestation of the practice. It seeks to contextualise the role of privateering in the nineteenth century; determine the causes of, and reactions to, the War of 1812; determine the legal evolution of prize law in North America; discuss the privateers of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, and the methods they utilised to manipulate the rules of prize making during the war; and consider the economic impact of the war of maritime communities. Ultimately, the purpose of the journal is to examine privateering as an occupation in order to redeem its historically negative reputation. The volume is presented as six chapters, plus a conclusion appraising privateering, and seven appendices containing court details, prize listings, and relevant letters of agency. ER -