Nelson's Blood: The Story of Naval Rum (Bluejacket Books) (original 1982; edition 1996)

by James Pack

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With a subtle blend of scholarship and humour, this unique account of the story of navy rum, known to the service as "Nelson's Blood", reflects the social life of the Royal Navy in micrcosm from 1655 onwards.

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Title:	Nelson's Blood: The Story of Naval Rum (Bluejacket Books)
Authors:	James Pack
Info:	US Naval Institute Press (1996), Edition: 3rd, Paperback, 196 pages
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Nelson's Blood: The Story of Naval Rum

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1982

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Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson

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Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK

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Black Tot Day (July 31, 1970)

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Epigraph

The boast of Old England,
the pride of our Queen
The shield of her freedom and glory,
Her gallant defender - The Navy, I mean
Whose deeds are recorded in story
Her race on the ocean
has won every prize
No foe could her strength e'er dissever
then fill up a bumper
Britannia arise
Here's the Queen and the Navy forever!

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The sailor's rum ration, so much a part of the life and image of the Royal Navy for over 300 years, has become a nostalgic memory.

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With a subtle blend of scholarship and humour, this unique account of the story of navy rum, known to the service as "Nelson's Blood", reflects the social life of the Royal Navy in micrcosm from 1655 onwards.

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