The Pirate John Mucknell and the Hunt for the Wreck of the John
The Pirate John Mucknell and the Hunt for the Wreck of the John

Author: Todd Stevens

Publisher: Author House

Published: 2011-10-05

Total Pages: 229

ISBN-13: 1467001597

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This is the true relation of the treacherous, mutinous, and violent acts of the pirate Captain John Mucknell. It tells of how he came to steal a brand new 44 gun flag ship, the John, only to loose her upon the rocks of Scilly, where a pirate fleet he commanded were then based. Operating in the name of King Charles I, Mucknells ships wreaked havoc upon shipping, of all trading nations, in the western approaches during the English Civil War; until, as it was then written that God, or the gallows, make an end of him The story also incorporates a modern day hunt for the wreck.

Eighteenth-Century Gujarat
Eighteenth-Century Gujarat

Author: Ghulam A. Nadri

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 267

ISBN-13: 9004172025

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The eighteenth century in South Asian history is a period of great dynamism and a critical phase in the historical trajectory of the subcontinent. This book focuses on the merchants and manufacturers of Gujarat, who amidst complex political developments succeeded in preserving their autonomy and freedom in the market place. By spotting economic growth in the late eighteenth century, this study rejects the constructed dualism between a seventeenth century of great progress and an eighteenth century of chaos and decline.