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The Speedwell Voyage: A Tale of Piracy and Mutiny in the Eighteenth Century
The Speedwell Voyage A Tale of Piracy and Mutiny in the Eighteenth Century
Author: Kenneth Poolman
No mythic journey, this tale of adventure on the high seas is completely true, told by a writer who spent World War II in warships of the Royal Navy. The story is based on the real-life adventures of George Shelvocke, commander of the 22-gun privateer Speedwell that set sail in 1718 to steal treasure from Spanish ships in the South Seas....  more »
ISBN-13: 9781557506931
ISBN-10: 1557506930
Publication Date: 4/1999
Pages: 190
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Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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