Shipwrecks, sea raiders, and maritime disasters along the Delmarva coast, 1632-2004 / Donald G. Shomette.

Author/creator Shomette, Donald G., 1943-
Format Book
Publication InfoBaltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007.
Descriptionxi, 435 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm
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Subjects

Contents Indians with English jackets -- A good many chests of money -- The roebuck's horns -- A column of liquid fire -- Le Serpent -- The infamous tar -- Now that is what I call combat -- Plunder till they could plunder no more -- So much for attending congress -- The captain was in a hilarious mood -- The unfortunate Spaniards waved their handkerchiefs -- Rothchilds among the toilers of the sea -- Assailed by overwhelming odds -- Unprecedented disregard -- Suits of ice -- Chips of wood on the angry waves -- Poor pussy -- Five-poler -- The rules of engagement -- Billy and the battleship -- Chopping the bank right off -- Unterseeboot -- Like a knife gutting a fish -- A long shudder -- The trouble with treasure -- Treasure redux.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 413-420) and index.
LCCN 2006103121
ISBN9780801886706 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0801886708 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks F187.E2 S56 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold