Naughty Navy (New England's Collectible Classics) [Paperback]

Robert Cahill (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 1987 | Series: New England's Collectible Classics

In the late 1600’s, New England boasted of having some 500 vessels occupied in slave trading. About the same time, the treacherous pirate Blackbeard chose Rhode Island as one of his final ports-of-call. Trafficking with the West Indies lead to the Navigation Acts on American merchants and seamen, and eventually lead to the "spirit of freedom." And a few merchant seamen in little cargo ships take on the British Navy, the greatest navy in the world, over a little tax on stamps and tea? You’ve got to be kidding!

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

New England's Collectible Classics Series
Book #1 Witches & Wizards
Book #2 Ghostly Haunts
Book #3 Marvelous Monsters
Book #4 Mad & Mysteries Men
Book #5 Strange Sea Sagas
Book #6 Finding N.E.'s Shipwrecks
Book #7 War Wonders
Book #8 Visitors From Outer Space
Book #9 The Horrors of Salem's Witch Dungeon
Book #10 The Old Irish of N.E.
Book #11 Naughty Navy
Book #12 Viking & Indian Wars
Book #13 Riotous Revolution
Book #14 Pirates & Lost Treasures
Book #15 Mountain Madness
Book #16 Things That Go Bump in the Night
Book #17 Strange Superstitions
Book #18 Ancient Mysteries
Book #19 Haunted Ships of the N. Atlantic
Book #20 Sugar & Spice
Book #21 Haunted Happenings
Book #22 Amazing Fish Stories
Book #23 Strange Beliefs, Customs & Superstitions
Book #24 Christmas Memories
Book #25 Cruel & Unusual Punishments
Book #26 Curious Customs & Cures
Book #27 Lighthouse Mysteries of the N. Atlantic

From the Author

How did America with no Navy and no weapons defeat the greatest naval power in the world? This book tells you how, and also tells who the real heroes were in the Revolutionary War.George Washington started his own navy with Marblehead fishermen-most of whom George didn't like at all-and the first ship of the navy turned out to be a dud- the crew mutinied,the commander was fired,and the ship ended up on a sandbar.
Bob Cahill

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Product Details

• Paperback: 60 pages
• Publisher: Old Saltbox Pub Co (May 1, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0916787109
• ISBN-13: 978-0916787103
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,526,713 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)