Bellamy's Bride: The Search for Maria Hallett of Cape Cod

by Arcadia Publishing

Overview

Venture back to 1715, when a fifteen-year-old Cape Cod girl named Maria Hallett was seduced by a twenty-six-year-old Englishman named Samuel Bellamy.

Bellamy soon left her to become one of the most infamous pirates of his day—Black Sam Bellamy. Maria remained on the Cape but was forced to live in solitude after giving birth to Bellamy's child. Two years later, Bellamy returned to his love, and Maria watched from the dunes as his flagship, the Whydah, sank in the worst nor'easter in the history of the Cape. The legend of Maria Hallett has been passed down for over two hundred years, and Cape Cod writer Kathleen Brunelle brings a fresh breath of sea air to this epic tale in her search for Bellamy's bride.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781596292543
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	07/01/2010
Series:	American Legends
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Kathleen Brunelle was born and raised on Cape Cod. She attended the University of Massachusetts—Dartmouth, where she earned bachelor's degrees in literature and writing and her master's degree in English. Her work has appeared in Cape Cod View, Art Times, Moxie and the Shop. She currently teaches English at Old Rochester Regional High School in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts. She lives with her husband, Robert, their son, Baylen, and their two golden retrievers.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 9

Introduction: The Search 11

Chapter 1 A Chance Encounter 15

Chapter 2 Golden Dreams 23

Chapter 3 Secret in the Barn 31

Chapter 4 The Devil Comes to Eastham 39

Chapter 5 Ocean Views 47

Chapter 6 The Sea Witch of Billingsgate 55

Chapter 7 Wreck of the Whydah 61

Chapter 8 Goody's Gold 69

Chapter 9 The Death of Goody Hallett 77

Chapter 10 Fuel for Folklore 85

Chapter 11 Of Witches and Natives 91

Chapter 12 The Halletts of Yarmouth 99

Chapter 13 Mehitable Brown 105

Chapter 14 The Single Ladies 109

Chapter 15 Myths, Legends and Theories 117

Bibliography 123

About the Author 127