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The Lost Story of the William and Mary: The Cowardice of Captain Stinson
Gill Hoffs
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Description for The Lost Story of the William and Mary: The Cowardice of Captain Stinson
Hardback. Covers the little known story of the William and Mary on its voyage to New Orleans, packed with 208 emigrants Num Pages: 160 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KJWB; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 23. Weight in Grams: 452.
[S]he struck against a reef ...the scene which then took place was fearful in the extreme. The passengers came rushing up the hatchways, some in their night-clothes, and all in the greatest disorder, screaming and wringing their hands frantically, while the ship kept rolling from side to side with the greatest violence, sometimes appearing as if she would have gone on her beam ends altogether... Ebenezer Miller, passenger. (Preston Chronicle, Saturday 11 June 1853.) The loss of the emigrant ship William & Mary made news around the world not once but twice in 1853. ... Read more
[S]he struck against a reef ...the scene which then took place was fearful in the extreme. The passengers came rushing up the hatchways, some in their night-clothes, and all in the greatest disorder, screaming and wringing their hands frantically, while the ship kept rolling from side to side with the greatest violence, sometimes appearing as if she would have gone on her beam ends altogether... Ebenezer Miller, passenger. (Preston Chronicle, Saturday 11 June 1853.) The loss of the emigrant ship William & Mary made news around the world not once but twice in 1853. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Barnsley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473858244
SKU
V9781473858244
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-2
About Gill Hoffs
Gill Hoffs grew up on the Scottish coast before gaining a BSc in Psychology from the University of Glasgow. She worked with children with a variety of needs before she had her son in 2007. Gill's short nonfiction, Black Fish, won the 2011 Spilling Ink Nonfiction Prize, and her work is widely available online and in print, including Wild: ... Read more
Reviews for The Lost Story of the William and Mary: The Cowardice of Captain Stinson
More than 160 years later, this incredible story has resurfaced as Gill Hoffs dons her detective hat to uncover the truth of the emigrants' terrifying experience and the captain and crew's cowardice and lies, which went unpunished. Using a variety of sources such as contemporary newspaper reports, letters and diaries, plus information from descendants, she has pieced together a remarkable ... Read more