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