{"product_id":"caymans-1794-wreck-of-the-ten-sail-peace-war-and-peril-in-the-caribbean-paperback-softback-9780817359652","title":"Cayman's 1794 Wreck of the Ten Sail; Peace, War, and Peril in the Caribbean (Paperback \/ softback) 9780817359652","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCayman's 1794 Wreck of the Ten Sail\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePeace, War, and Peril in the Caribbean\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMargaret E. Leshikar-Denton (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780817359652\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 17 December 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e320 pages, 45 black \u0026amp; white figures, 14 maps\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.4 x 2.5 cm, 0.5 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eCayman's 1794 Wreck of the Ten Sail\u003c\/i\u003e serves as a robust example of unrelenting and careful historical archaeological research that tells a dramatic, true story that represents part of an island nation's past brought into the present.\" - Roger C. Smith, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Maritime Heritage of the Cayman Islands\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eShips of Exploration in the Age of Columbus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe greatest shipwreck disaster in the history of the Cayman Islands.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The story has been passed through generations for over two centuries. Details vary depending on who is doing the telling, but all refer to this momentous maritime event as the Wreck of the Ten Sail. Sometimes misunderstood as the loss of a single ship, it was in fact the wreck of ten vessels at once, comprising one of the most dramatic maritime disasters in all of Caribbean naval history. Surviving historical documents and the remains of the wrecked ships in the sea confirm that the narrative is more than folklore. It is a legend based on a historical event in which HMS \u003ci\u003eConvert, \u003c\/i\u003eformerly \u003ci\u003eL'Inconstante\u003c\/i\u003e, a recent prize from the French\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eand 9 of her 58-ship merchant convoy sailing from Jamaica to Britain, wrecked on the jagged eastern reefs of Grand Cayman in 1794.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The incident has historical significance far beyond the boundaries of the Cayman Islands. It is tied to British and French history during the French Revolution, when these and other European nations were competing for military and commercial dominance around the globe. The Wreck of the Ten Sail attests to the worldwide distribution of European war and trade at the close of the eighteenth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eCayman's 1794 Wreck of the Ten Sail: Peace, War, and Peril in the Caribbean\u003c\/i\u003e, Margaret E. Leshikar-Denton focuses on the ships, the people, and the wreck itself to define their place in Caymanian, Caribbean, and European history. This well-researched volume weaves together rich oral folklore accounts, invaluable supporting documents found in archives in the United Kingdom, Jamaica, and France, and tangible evidence of the disaster from archaeological sites on the reefs of the East End.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList of Illustrations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 1. Ship Ashore! Lost, but Not Forgotten\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 2. Hazard, Landmark, Food: A Hidden Mountain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 3. \u003ci\u003eL'\u003cbr\u003eInconstante\u003c\/i\u003e: A Place in the Navy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 4. France'\u003cbr\u003es Saint-Domingue Campaign: The Best and the Worst of Times\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 5. The Prize: A Ship by Another Name\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 6. Great Britain'\u003cbr\u003es \u003ci\u003eConvert\u003c\/i\u003e Convoy: Duty versus Profit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 7. The Wreck of the Ten Sail: Breakers Ahead, Close to Us!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 8. What Remains: Links to the Past\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix A. Inventory of \u003ci\u003eL'\u003cbr\u003eInconstante\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix B. Condemnation of \u003ci\u003eL'\u003cbr\u003eInconstante\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix C. Biographical Sketch of John Lawford\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix D. Data from the Muster Table of HMS \u003ci\u003eConvert\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix E. Ships in the \u003ci\u003eConvert\u003c\/i\u003e Convoy, 1794\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix F. Salvage Account of HMS \u003ci\u003eConvert\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"The University of Alabama Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52734462853400,"sku":"9780817359652","price":21.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/caymans-1794-wreck-of-the-ten-sail-peace-war-and-peril-in-the-caribbean-paperback-softback-9780817359652","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}