Pirates of colonial Newport
By: Gloria Merchant
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Charleston, SC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 158
ISBN-13: 9781626192508
Subjects: Pirates; History; Biography
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-154) and index.
Table of contents: title: The players; title: Newport's first privateers and pirates; title: Newport's own Thomas Tew; title: Captain Thomas Paine; title: Captain William Kidd; title: Wicked and ill-disposed persons; title: Red sea pirates wash ashore; title: A nest of pirates; title: Newport's last pirate captain; title: Muddy waters; title: The tide turned; title: Stretching hemp for pirates; title: Ship's articles; title: The jolly roger; title: Church and state; title: Trinity Church; title: Pirates and revolutionaries; title: Well-told tales.