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Doug Burgess



Doug Burgess grew up in a small town just across the bay from Little Compton, where his family has lived for over 350 years. He has authored numerous books on maritime history, including Engines of Empire: Steamships and the Victorian Imagination (Stanford University Press, 2016) and The Politics of Piracy(University Press of New England, 2015). He has also published short fiction in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine and other periodicals. Burgess is a professor of history in Manhattan.

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Average rating: 3.63 · 478 ratings · 142 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors
Fogland Point
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Dark Currents
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A Legacy of Bones
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