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The Atrocities of the Pirates - Couverture souple

Smith, Aaron

 
9781853752339: The Atrocities of the Pirates
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1853752339 ISBN 13 : 9781853752339
Editeur : Prion Books Ltd, 1997

Synopsis

This account recalls how in 1822, Aaron Smith, a young English seaman, was taken prisoner by a Cuban pirate ship and forced to help the pirates as a navigator and as a member of boarding parties. He witnessed murder and torture and feared for his life. After being befriended by a Cuban girl, he escaped but was arrested in Havana as a pirate and sent back to England in irons. He was put on trial for his life with the prosecution led by the Attorney General. Smith was acquitted and wrote this book in 1824. Aaron Smith's great, great grandson, Robert Redmond has researched how Smith was re-arrested on the insistence of the King of the Netherlands, and how he married his childhood sweetheart. Redmond has contributed an introduction and postscript for this book.

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Éditeur
Prion Books Ltd
Date d'édition
1997
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1853752339
ISBN 13 
9781853752339
Reliure
Broché
Illustrateur
Ravilious Eric
Nombre de pages
224
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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