At the Point of a Cutlass : The Pirate Capture, Bold Escape, and Lonely Exile of Philip Ashton /

Taken in a surprise attack near Nova Scotia in June 1722, Ashton was forced to sail across the Atlantic and back with a crew under the command of Edward Low, a man so vicious he tortured victims by slicing off an ear or nose and roasting them over a fire. "A greater monster," one colonial...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Flemming, Gregory N. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lebanon, NH : Foredge, an imprint of University Press of New England, [2014]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Ashton, Philip, > 1702-1746
Ashton, Philip, > 1702-1746.
Pirates.
TRAVEL > Parks & Campgrounds.
TRAVEL > Museums, Tours, Points of Interest.
TRAVEL > Hikes & Walks.
TRAVEL > Budget.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
Pirates > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Pirates > History > 18th century.
Honduras > Roatán.
Roatán (Honduras)
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • July 19, 1723
  • The Rebecca
  • The capture
  • To the Azores
  • Dangerous waters
  • Roatan
  • The Baymen
  • The Bay of Honduras
  • Illustrations
  • As one coming from the dead
  • "Ashton's memorial"
  • Pirate executions and pirate treasure.

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