Ship of death : a voyage that changed the Atlantic world

" It is no exaggeration to say that the Hankey, a small British ship that circled the Atlantic in 1792 and 1793, transformed the history of the Atlantic world. This extraordinary book uncovers the long-forgotten story of the Hankey, from its altruistic beginnings to its disastrous end, and desc...

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Main Author: Smith, Billy G. (Billy Gordon)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2013.
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