Quelch's Gold: Piracy, Greed, and Betrayal in Colonial New England

by Clifford Beal

Book Overview

In May 1704 an eighty-ton brigantine, the Charles, quietly slipped into the cove at Marblehead, Massachusetts. Her sudden and unexpected appearance, some ten months after she had left Marblehead under mysterious circumstances, started tongues wagging down at the docks and in the town's dim, cramped, seafront taverns. During the following three weeks, a drama played out involving the crew of the Charles; her commander, John Quelch; and the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1597972339
• ISBN13: 9781597972338
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.9"