Hidden history of Lewes

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morgan, Michael, Author.

Series:

Hidden History

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lewes (Del.)--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (117 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] The History Press 2014

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Proudly laying claim to the title of first town in the first state, Lewes, Delaware, has a history brimming with little-known tales of gentleman pirates, desperate acts of cannibalism and a failed British bombardment in the War of 1812.

Contents:

Front Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Preface

1: Down Pilottown Road

He That Will Thoroughly Discover This Great Bay

Skulls and Bones of Our People

To a Nail

He Must Burn All Their Houses

When You Go

2: On the Banks of the Whorekill

Fools, Knaves and Rogues

Committing Great Spoil

A Poet, a Priest and a Judge

I Got Clear of the Mob

3: On the Streets of Lewes

With Colors Flying

A Knife Fight, Gunshots and a Hot Temper

You Look Out for the Spars

Bombs Bursting in Air

4: On the Beach

A Very Large and Commodious Building

When the Atlantic Howls

I Will Drink Your Blood

5: At the Cape

Fear of the Pox

Case of the Stinking Fish

I'd Rather Go to Prison

Dog Tags of 1943

Many Points of Interest

Bibliography

About the Author.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781625845207

1625845200

OCLC:

947153011