Pirates and Smugglers of the Treasure Coast.
Patrick S. Mesmer
Bok Engelsk 2019 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | The History Press
|
|---|---|
| Omfang | 1 online resource (150 pages)
|
| Opplysninger | Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The Ancient Residents -- Florida's First Pirates -- Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, 1565 -- Terrifying Story, 1570 -- Jonathan Dickinson, 1696 -- Ais Treasure -- 2. The Treasure Coast Is Born -- Turmoil in Europe -- Spanish Conquest -- The 1715 Fleet Begins the Journey -- Salvage -- 3. The Golden Age of Piracy -- The Allure of the Lifestyle -- Captain Henry Jennings-Pirate or Privateer? -- Charles Vane -- Black Sam Bellamy -- Mary Hallet-The Sea Witch of Billingsgate -- Palmar De Ays -- The Most Infamous Edward Teach-Blackbeard -- 4. Don Pedro Gibert -- A Wild, Untamed Land -- Son of the Sea -- Dead Cats Don't Mew-You Know What to Do -- Fugitives from the Law -- The Sensational Trial -- 5. Smuggling and the Slave Trade -- Latecomers to Florida -- The First Seminole War, 1817-18 -- The Second Seminole War, 1835-42 -- The Third Seminole War, 1855-58 -- Outside Aid for the Seminoles -- Encounter at Jupiter, Florida -- Jesup's Pleas for War's End -- Slave Trade Act of 1808 -- Journey of Misery -- Black Seminoles -- The Search for Help on Andros Island -- Red Bays -- 6. Smuggling on the Treasure Coast, 1845-65 -- The Civil War Comes to South Florida's East Coast -- USS Roebuck -- USS Union -- USS Sagamore -- 7. Florida's Whiskey Pirates and Smugglers -- The Great Florida Land Boom -- Temperance Comes to Florida -- Wild Times Indeed -- The Real McCoy -- Folk Hero -- Marie Waite, "Spanish Marie" -- Gertrude "Cleo" Lythgoe -- "Big Al" in Jupiter -- 8. The Notorious Ashley Gang -- Bank Robbers -- Bootleggers -- The Real Story -- Aftermath -- 9. The Drug Trade on the Treasure Coast, 1960-Present -- Smuggling "Mary Jane" -- Treasure Coast, Smuggler's Paradise -- Smuggling in the Air -- A Never-Ending Battle -- The Boat Business Soars.. - Buried Treasure on the Treasure Coast -- Successful Smuggler Turned "Rat" -- A Fisherman's Brush with the Law -- 10. Pirates and Smugglers of the Treasure Coast Today -- Treasure Island -- The Real Pirates of the Caribbean -- Captain Bob -- Blackbeard Lives -- Captain Dan Leeward and Holly Roger -- Don Maitz -- Captain Fizz -- Captain Honey Badger -- Commodore Cutter -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- About the Authors.
|
| Sjanger | |
| ISBN | 1-4396-6834-5
|
