The Unfortunate Captain Peirce (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781906978327)

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

Author: Philip Browne
ISBN-10: 1906978328
ISBN-13: 9781906978327
Publisher: Hobnob Press
Language: English
Published: 09/30/2015
Pages: 380
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.78d