Atlantic Piracy in the Early Nineteenth Century
The Shocking Story of the Pirates and the Survivors of the Morning Star
The pirate attack on the British brig Morning Star, en route from Ceylon to London, near Ascension Island in 1828 was one of the most shocking episodes of piracy in the nineteenth century. Although the captain and many members of the crew were murdered by the pirates led by the notorious Benito de Soto, some survived, escaped and sailed the ship back to Britain. This book, based on extensive original research in Britain, Spain and Brazil, retells the story of the Morning Star, provides much new detail and corrects errors present in the many contemporary accounts of the attack. It sets the attack in the wider context of piracy in the period, a…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-80010-436-5
- EAN: 9781800104365
- Produktnummer: 38137881
- Verlag: Boydell & Brewer
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
- Seitenangabe: 208 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Auflage: 1. Auflage
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SARAH CRAZE completed her doctorate in the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne.
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