The Unfortunate Captain Peirce: A Life and Death in the Maritime Service of the East India Company

Browne, Philip

ISBN 10: 1906978328 / ISBN 13: 9781906978327

Published by Hobnob Press, 2015

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Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Signed by Author(Unverified).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Unfortunate Captain Peirce: A Life and Death in the Maritime Service of the East India Company
• Publisher: Hobnob Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1906978328
• ISBN 13: 9781906978327
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

The first biography of Richard Peirce, captain in the service of the East India Company,and account of the wreck of his ship, the Halsewell, off Dorset in 1786. He drowned, along with members of his family, and the loss became a tragic cause celebre, recorded in literature and art.