At the point of a cutlass :: the pirate capture, bold escape, & lonely exile of Philip Ashton /
The astonishing true story of a young sailor's ordeal during the golden age of piracy.
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| Zusammenfassung: | The astonishing true story of a young sailor's ordeal during the golden age of piracy. Taken in a surprise attack near Nova Scotia in June 1722, Ashton was forced to sail across the Atlantic and back with a crew under the command of Edward Low, a man so vicious he tortured victims by slicing off an ear or nose and roasting them over a fire. "A greater monster," one colonial official wrote, "never infested the seas." Ashton barely survived the nine months he sailed with Low's crew -- he was nearly shot in the head at gunpoint, came close to drowning when a ship sank near the coast of Brazil, and was almost hanged for secretly plotting a revolt against the pirates. Like many forced men, Ashton thought constantly about escaping. In March of 1723, he saw his chance when Low's crew anchored at the secluded island of Roatan, at the western edge of the Caribbean. Ashton fled into the thick, overgrown woods and, for more than a year, had to claw out a living on the remote strip of land, completely alone and with practically nothing to sustain him. The opportunity to escape came so unexpectedly that Ashton ran off without a gun, a knife, or even a pair of shoes on his feet. Yet the resilient young castaway -- who has been called America's real-life Robinson Crusoe -- was able to find food, build a crude shelter, and even survive a debilitating fever brought on by the cool winter rains before he was rescued by a band of men sailing near the island |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (241 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-223, 225-229) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781611685626 1611685621 1306849381 9781306849388 |
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| spelling | Flemming, Gregory N., author. At the point of a cutlass : the pirate capture, bold escape, & lonely exile of Philip Ashton / Gregory N. Flemming. Lebanon, NH : Foredge, an imprint of University Press of New England, [2014] 1 online resource (241 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-223, 225-229) and index. Online resource; title from digital title page (EBL platform, viewed July 21, 2014). July 19, 1723 -- The Rebecca -- The capture -- To the Azores -- Dangerous waters -- Roatan -- The Baymen -- The Bay of Honduras -- Illustrations -- As one coming from the dead -- "Ashton's memorial" -- Pirate executions and pirate treasure. The astonishing true story of a young sailor's ordeal during the golden age of piracy. Taken in a surprise attack near Nova Scotia in June 1722, Ashton was forced to sail across the Atlantic and back with a crew under the command of Edward Low, a man so vicious he tortured victims by slicing off an ear or nose and roasting them over a fire. "A greater monster," one colonial official wrote, "never infested the seas." Ashton barely survived the nine months he sailed with Low's crew -- he was nearly shot in the head at gunpoint, came close to drowning when a ship sank near the coast of Brazil, and was almost hanged for secretly plotting a revolt against the pirates. Like many forced men, Ashton thought constantly about escaping. In March of 1723, he saw his chance when Low's crew anchored at the secluded island of Roatan, at the western edge of the Caribbean. Ashton fled into the thick, overgrown woods and, for more than a year, had to claw out a living on the remote strip of land, completely alone and with practically nothing to sustain him. The opportunity to escape came so unexpectedly that Ashton ran off without a gun, a knife, or even a pair of shoes on his feet. Yet the resilient young castaway -- who has been called America's real-life Robinson Crusoe -- was able to find food, build a crude shelter, and even survive a debilitating fever brought on by the cool winter rains before he was rescued by a band of men sailing near the island Ashton, Philip, 1702-1746. Ashton, Philip, 1702-1746 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJgRQkrxYxPmkcJ4gGMMfq Pirates History 18th century. Roatán (Honduras) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2004031237 Pirates Histoire 18e siècle. SCIENCE Earth Sciences Geography. bisacsh TRAVEL Budget. bisacsh TRAVEL Hikes & Walks. bisacsh TRAVEL Museums, Tours, Points of Interest. bisacsh TRAVEL Parks & Campgrounds. bisacsh Pirates fast Honduras Roatán fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJkTbVXpgyH9DPyjddmyBP 1700-1799 fast History fast has work: At the point of a cutlass (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCFKPtXh8fPBKc4PyCH9Xr3 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Flemming, Gregory N. At the Point of a Cutlass : The Pirate Capture, Bold Escape, and Lonely Exile of Philip Ashton. Lebanon : ForeEdge an Imprint of University Press of New England, ©2014 9781611685152 (DLC) 2013954865 (OCoLC)863078175 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=761076 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Flemming, Gregory N. At the point of a cutlass : the pirate capture, bold escape, & lonely exile of Philip Ashton / July 19, 1723 -- The Rebecca -- The capture -- To the Azores -- Dangerous waters -- Roatan -- The Baymen -- The Bay of Honduras -- Illustrations -- As one coming from the dead -- "Ashton's memorial" -- Pirate executions and pirate treasure. Ashton, Philip, 1702-1746. Ashton, Philip, 1702-1746 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJgRQkrxYxPmkcJ4gGMMfq Pirates History 18th century. Pirates Histoire 18e siècle. SCIENCE Earth Sciences Geography. bisacsh TRAVEL Budget. bisacsh TRAVEL Hikes & Walks. bisacsh TRAVEL Museums, Tours, Points of Interest. bisacsh TRAVEL Parks & Campgrounds. bisacsh Pirates fast |
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| title | At the point of a cutlass : the pirate capture, bold escape, & lonely exile of Philip Ashton / |
| title_auth | At the point of a cutlass : the pirate capture, bold escape, & lonely exile of Philip Ashton / |
| title_exact_search | At the point of a cutlass : the pirate capture, bold escape, & lonely exile of Philip Ashton / |
| title_full | At the point of a cutlass : the pirate capture, bold escape, & lonely exile of Philip Ashton / Gregory N. Flemming. |
| title_fullStr | At the point of a cutlass : the pirate capture, bold escape, & lonely exile of Philip Ashton / Gregory N. Flemming. |
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| title_sort | at the point of a cutlass the pirate capture bold escape lonely exile of philip ashton |
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| topic | Ashton, Philip, 1702-1746. Ashton, Philip, 1702-1746 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJgRQkrxYxPmkcJ4gGMMfq Pirates History 18th century. Pirates Histoire 18e siècle. SCIENCE Earth Sciences Geography. bisacsh TRAVEL Budget. bisacsh TRAVEL Hikes & Walks. bisacsh TRAVEL Museums, Tours, Points of Interest. bisacsh TRAVEL Parks & Campgrounds. bisacsh Pirates fast |
| topic_facet | Ashton, Philip, 1702-1746. Ashton, Philip, 1702-1746 Pirates History 18th century. Roatán (Honduras) Pirates Histoire 18e siècle. SCIENCE Earth Sciences Geography. TRAVEL Budget. TRAVEL Hikes & Walks. TRAVEL Museums, Tours, Points of Interest. TRAVEL Parks & Campgrounds. Pirates Honduras Roatán History |
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