Title: The scrimshaw ring
First published: 2002
Description: A young boy living in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1710 enjoys imaginary adventures with make-believe pirates, until the day that real pirates come ashore for evil purposes and leave him a remarkable memento. Includes ideas for activities related to family heirlooms.
Subjects: Fiction, Heirlooms, Pirates, History
Places: Newport (R.I.)
Time periods: Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
LC classification: PZ7.J323 Sc 2002