Pirates of the Chesapeake Bay: From the Colonial Era to the Oyster Wars

by Jamie Goodall

Overview

The story of Chesapeake pirates and patriots begins with a land dispute and ends with the untimely death of an oyster dredger at the hands of the Maryland Oyster Navy.

From the golden age of piracy to Confederate privateers and oyster pirates, the maritime communities of the Chesapeake Bay are intimately tied to a fascinating history of intrigue, plunder and illicit commerce raiding. Author Jamie L.H. Goodall introduces infamous men like Edward "Blackbeard" Teach and "Black Sam" Bellamy, as well as lesser-known local figures like Gus Price and Berkeley Muse, whose tales of piracy are legendary from the harbor of Baltimore to the shores of Cape Charles.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467141161
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	02/24/2020
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Jamie L.H. Goodall, PhD, is an assistant professor of history at Stevenson University in Baltimore, Maryland. She has a PhD in history from The Ohio State University, with specializations in Atlantic world, early American and military histories.

Table of Contents

Timeline of Major Conflicts 9

Acknowledgements 11

Introduction 13

The Characters 17

Pirates and Privateers 17

Smugglers 19

Merchants, Government Officials and Local Residents 20

The Setting 20

The Conflict 21

Part I The Colonies, the Crown and the Pirates (1630-1750) 25

Richard Ingle 25

Edward Davis, Lionel Delawafer, John Hinson and Peter Cloise 29

Roger Makeele 31

John James 33

Captain Kidd 35

Theophilus Turner 41

Louis (Lewis) Guittar 42

Black Sam Bellamy 44

Richard Worley 47

Blackbeard 49

Legends 54

Part II Patriots and Loyalists: Pirates of the Revolution (1754-1783) 55

The Baltimore Hero 57

John Greenwood versus Joseph Wheland Jr. 60

Joseph Wheland Jr.'s Early Career 63

Marmaduke and Stephen Master Fill the Void 65

Wheland Returns 66

Battle of the Barges 67

Part III Trials and Tribulations of a New Nation (The War of 1812) 73

Thomas Kemp, Shipbuilder Extraordinaire 77

Captain Thomas Boyle and the Comet 78

Thomas Boyle and the Chasseur 80

George R. Roberts 82

George Little: Twenty Years at Sea 84

Joshua Barney 89

War's End 92

Part IV A Nation Divided: Confederate Pirates, Raiders and Privateers (1860-1865) 93

John Taylor Wood and His Raiders 97

John Yates Beall and Beall's Party 100

Thaddeus Fitzhugh 105

End of the War 110

Part V The Pearl of the Chesapeake: The Oyster Wars (1865-1959) 111

Prime Pickin's 113

The First Oyster War (1882-1883) 115

The Second Oyster War (1883-1884) 117

H.P. Cannon and the Maud Muller 120

The Deadliest Oyster War (1888-1894) 122

William Frank Whitehouse and the Albert Nickel 123

Gus Rice and the J.C. Mahoney 125

Captain T.C.B. Howard and the Oyster Pirates of the Chester River 126

Conclusion of the Oyster Wars 129

Glossary 133

Notes 137

Bibliography 149

Index 155

About the Author 159

Editorial Reviews

Rather than an unchanging monolith, Goodall creates a narrative filled with dynamic movement and exchange between the characters, setting, conflict, and resolution of her story. Goodall positioned this narrative to be successful on different levels. International Social Science Review

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