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Ocean-born Mary : [the truth behind a New Hampshire legend] / Jeremy D'Entremont.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- D'Entremont, Jeremy.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wallace, Mary Wilson, 1720-1814.
- Wallace, Mary Wilson.
- Wallace, Mary Wilson, 1720-1814--Homes and haunts--New Hampshire.
- Pirates.
- History.
- Local history.
- Dwellings.
- Legends.
- Londonderry (N.H.)--Biography.
- Londonderry (N.H.).
- Henniker (N.H.)--Biography.
- Henniker (N.H.).
- Legends--New Hampshire.
- Dwellings--New Hampshire--History.
- New Hampshire--History, Local.
- New Hampshire.
- New Hampshire--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Biography.
- New Hampshire--History--1775-1865--Biography.
- Pirates--New England--History--18th century.
- New England.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 126 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Charleston, SC : History Press, 2011.
- Summary:
- Meet Mary, Ocean-Born and Named by an Infamous Pirate. Her birth saved a group of Scottish immigrants aboard a ship bound for New England in 1720. Halfway through the grueling voyage, pirates intercepted and captured the vessel. Upon hearing a baby's cry, the pirate captain promised to spare the lives of all on board if the mother named her newborn Mary, possibly after his beloved mother. The ship arrived safely in Massachusetts, and Mary lived most of her long life in Londonderry, New Hampshire. Discover the house in Henniker, New Hampshire, that Mary is said to haunt and where a pirate purportedly stashed his treasure. Join historian Jeremy D'Entremont as he separates the facts from the fantastic legends shrouding one of New England's most enduring folk tales. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Once upon a time : a legend is born
- Some historical context
- The real Mary and her family
- The legend grows
- The Ocean-Born Mary houses
- Gussie Roy and the selling of the legend
- The Henniker house : haunted or not?
- The pirate's true identity
- The bottom line
- Appendix: The romance of "Ocean Mary" / by J. Warren Thyng.
- Notes:
- Subtitle from cover.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 1609492390
- 9781609492397
- OCLC:
- 723723536
- Publisher Number:
- 99946475450
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