Object Thursday: Pirates Off Cuba! 1829
Many Rhode Islanders’ letters and records document foreign lands and more particularly their waters. The Collections of the Rhode Island … Continue reading Object Thursday: Pirates Off Cuba! 1829
"This Sanguinary Monster"*: The Pirate Gibbs, pt. 2
The recent high-profile acts of piracy in Somalia have highlighted the divide between the reality of piracy and our romanticized … Continue reading "This Sanguinary Monster"*: The Pirate Gibbs, pt. 2
"400 Human Beings!": The Pirate Gibbs, pt. 1
This, the second of the summer’s pirate-themed blog posts, centers on the brutal pirate, Charles Gibbs. A Rhode Island native, … Continue reading "400 Human Beings!": The Pirate Gibbs, pt. 1
Pirate Treasure!
As promised, here is the first of the summer’s pirate-related blog posts, and we’re starting with a pleasant thought in … Continue reading Pirate Treasure!
Thomas Tew
*******Updated, 9 October 2009 below****** Check out today’s Providence Journal for Thomas Morgan’s article on the Rhode Island pirate Thomas … Continue reading Thomas Tew