The Lost Story of the William and Mary: The Cowardice of Captain Stinson
The emigrant ship William and Mary departed from Liverpool with 208 British, Irish, and Dutch emigrants in early 1853. Captained by young American Timothy Stinson, the vessel was sailing for New Orleans when the ship wrecked in the Bahamas in mysterious circumstances. Instead of grounding the ship on a nearby shore or building rafts for the passengers, Stinson and the majority of his crew sneaked away in lifeboats murdering at least two of the emigrants with a hatchet as they did so and reported the ship sunk with all on board lost. But the passengers kept the ship afloat and two days later were rescued by heroic wreckers as the ship went down. Now, over 160 years on, the tale of the two murdered in Bahamian waters and the hundreds who escaped thanks to kindly wreckers can finally be told. Stinson is no longer getting away with murder.
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The Lost Story of the William and Mary: The Cowardice of Captain Stinson
The emigrant ship William and Mary departed from Liverpool with 208 British, Irish, and Dutch emigrants in early 1853. Captained by young American Timothy Stinson, the vessel was sailing for New Orleans when the ship wrecked in the Bahamas in mysterious circumstances. Instead of grounding the ship on a nearby shore or building rafts for the passengers, Stinson and the majority of his crew sneaked away in lifeboats murdering at least two of the emigrants with a hatchet as they did so and reported the ship sunk with all on board lost. But the passengers kept the ship afloat and two days later were rescued by heroic wreckers as the ship went down. Now, over 160 years on, the tale of the two murdered in Bahamian waters and the hundreds who escaped thanks to kindly wreckers can finally be told. Stinson is no longer getting away with murder.
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The Lost Story of the William and Mary: The Cowardice of Captain Stinson

The Lost Story of the William and Mary: The Cowardice of Captain Stinson

by Gill Hoffs
The Lost Story of the William and Mary: The Cowardice of Captain Stinson

The Lost Story of the William and Mary: The Cowardice of Captain Stinson

by Gill Hoffs

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The emigrant ship William and Mary departed from Liverpool with 208 British, Irish, and Dutch emigrants in early 1853. Captained by young American Timothy Stinson, the vessel was sailing for New Orleans when the ship wrecked in the Bahamas in mysterious circumstances. Instead of grounding the ship on a nearby shore or building rafts for the passengers, Stinson and the majority of his crew sneaked away in lifeboats murdering at least two of the emigrants with a hatchet as they did so and reported the ship sunk with all on board lost. But the passengers kept the ship afloat and two days later were rescued by heroic wreckers as the ship went down. Now, over 160 years on, the tale of the two murdered in Bahamian waters and the hundreds who escaped thanks to kindly wreckers can finally be told. Stinson is no longer getting away with murder.

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ISBN-13: 9781473858268
Publisher: Pen & Sword
Publication date: 10/31/2016
Sold by: OPEN ROAD INTEGRATED - EBKS
Format: eBook
Pages: 176
File size: 12 MB
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About the Author

Gill Hoffs grew up on the Scottish coast and now lives in Warrington, England. Her work is widely available online and in print, including Wild: a collection (Pure Slush, 2012), The Sinking of RMS Tayleur: The Lost Story of the 'Victorian Titanic (Pen & Sword, 2014, 2015) and The Lost Story of the William & Mary: The Cowardice of Captain Stinson (Pen & Sword, 2016). She appeared on Series 10 of BBCs Coast. Contact her @GillHoffs or gillhoffs@hotmail.co.uk.
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