Shipwrecks, sea raiders, and maritime disasters along the Delmarva coast, 1632-2004 /
Shomette, Donald.
Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press,
2007.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 413-420) and index.
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.
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