1 option
The Palatine wreck : the legend of the New England ghost ship / Jill Farinelli.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Farinelli, Jill, author.
- Series:
- Seafaring America
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Princess Augusta (Ship).
- Palatines.
- Shipwrecks--Rhode Island--Block Island (Island).
- Shipwrecks.
- Folklore--New England.
- Folklore.
- New England.
- Rhode Island--Block Island (Island).
- Physical Description:
- xix, 236 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Lebanon, NH : University Press of New England, [2017]
- Summary:
- "The history and legend of the 'Palatine ghost ship' wrecked off Block Island in 1725"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Part I The Old World
- 1 Leaving the Homeland 13
- 2 Down to the Sea 27
- 3 Port of Departure 41
- Part II The Voyage
- 4 The Princess Augusta 55
- 5 Crossing the English Channel 68
- 6 Life and Death on the North Atlantic 76
- 7 An Unscheduled Stop 92
- Part III The New Land
- 8 Shipwreck! 101
- 9 Rescue and Recovery 106
- 10 On to Pennsylvania 123
- Part IV The Legend
- 11 The Witch and the Slave 135
- 12 Ghost Ship in the Sound 141
- 13 The Dancing Mortar 153
- 14 "The Wreck of a People's Character" 157.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Farinelli, Jill, author. Palatine wreck
- ISBN:
- 9781611687057
- 1611687055
- OCLC:
- 982089859
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.