Author: Mike Dash
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 140004510X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 391
Book Description
From the bestselling author of Tulipomania comes Batavia’s Graveyard, the spellbinding true story of mutiny, shipwreck, murder, and survival. It was the autumn of 1628, and the Batavia, the Dutch East India Company’s flagship, was loaded with a king’s ransom in gold, silver, and gems for her maiden voyage to Java. The Batavia was the pride of the Company’s fleet, a tangible symbol of the world’s richest and most powerful commercial monopoly. She set sail with great fanfare, but the Batavia and her gold would never reach Java, for the Company had also sent along a new employee, Jeronimus Corneliszoon, a bankrupt and disgraced man who possessed disarming charisma and dangerously heretical ideas. With the help of a few disgruntled sailors, Jeronimus soon sparked a mutiny that seemed certain to succeed—but for one unplanned event: In the dark morning hours of June 3, the Batavia smashed through a coral reef and ran aground on a small chain of islands near Australia. The commander of the ship and the skipper evaded the mutineers by escaping in a tiny lifeboat and setting a course for Java—some 1,800 miles north—to summon help. Nearly all of the passengers survived the wreck and found themselves trapped on a bleak coral island without water, food, or shelter. Leaderless, unarmed, and unaware of Jeronimus’s treachery, they were at the mercy of the mutineers. Jeronimus took control almost immediately, preaching his own twisted version of heresy he’d learned in Holland’s secret Anabaptist societies. More than 100 people died at his command in the months that followed. Before long, an all-out war erupted between the mutineers and a small group of soldiers led by Wiebbe Hayes, the one man brave enough to challenge Jeronimus’s band of butchers. Unluckily for the mutineers, the Batavia’s commander had raised the alarm in Java, and at the height of the violence the Company’s gunboats sailed over the horizon. Jeronimus and his mutineers would meet an end almost as gruesome as that of the innocents whose blood had run on the small island they called Batavia’s Graveyard. Impeccably researched and beautifully written, Batavia’s Graveyard is the next classic of narrative nonfiction, the book that secures Mike Dash’s place as one of the finest writers of the genre.
Batavia's Graveyard
Author: Mike Dash
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 140004510X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 391
Book Description
From the bestselling author of Tulipomania comes Batavia’s Graveyard, the spellbinding true story of mutiny, shipwreck, murder, and survival. It was the autumn of 1628, and the Batavia, the Dutch East India Company’s flagship, was loaded with a king’s ransom in gold, silver, and gems for her maiden voyage to Java. The Batavia was the pride of the Company’s fleet, a tangible symbol of the world’s richest and most powerful commercial monopoly. She set sail with great fanfare, but the Batavia and her gold would never reach Java, for the Company had also sent along a new employee, Jeronimus Corneliszoon, a bankrupt and disgraced man who possessed disarming charisma and dangerously heretical ideas. With the help of a few disgruntled sailors, Jeronimus soon sparked a mutiny that seemed certain to succeed—but for one unplanned event: In the dark morning hours of June 3, the Batavia smashed through a coral reef and ran aground on a small chain of islands near Australia. The commander of the ship and the skipper evaded the mutineers by escaping in a tiny lifeboat and setting a course for Java—some 1,800 miles north—to summon help. Nearly all of the passengers survived the wreck and found themselves trapped on a bleak coral island without water, food, or shelter. Leaderless, unarmed, and unaware of Jeronimus’s treachery, they were at the mercy of the mutineers. Jeronimus took control almost immediately, preaching his own twisted version of heresy he’d learned in Holland’s secret Anabaptist societies. More than 100 people died at his command in the months that followed. Before long, an all-out war erupted between the mutineers and a small group of soldiers led by Wiebbe Hayes, the one man brave enough to challenge Jeronimus’s band of butchers. Unluckily for the mutineers, the Batavia’s commander had raised the alarm in Java, and at the height of the violence the Company’s gunboats sailed over the horizon. Jeronimus and his mutineers would meet an end almost as gruesome as that of the innocents whose blood had run on the small island they called Batavia’s Graveyard. Impeccably researched and beautifully written, Batavia’s Graveyard is the next classic of narrative nonfiction, the book that secures Mike Dash’s place as one of the finest writers of the genre.
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 140004510X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 391
Book Description
From the bestselling author of Tulipomania comes Batavia’s Graveyard, the spellbinding true story of mutiny, shipwreck, murder, and survival. It was the autumn of 1628, and the Batavia, the Dutch East India Company’s flagship, was loaded with a king’s ransom in gold, silver, and gems for her maiden voyage to Java. The Batavia was the pride of the Company’s fleet, a tangible symbol of the world’s richest and most powerful commercial monopoly. She set sail with great fanfare, but the Batavia and her gold would never reach Java, for the Company had also sent along a new employee, Jeronimus Corneliszoon, a bankrupt and disgraced man who possessed disarming charisma and dangerously heretical ideas. With the help of a few disgruntled sailors, Jeronimus soon sparked a mutiny that seemed certain to succeed—but for one unplanned event: In the dark morning hours of June 3, the Batavia smashed through a coral reef and ran aground on a small chain of islands near Australia. The commander of the ship and the skipper evaded the mutineers by escaping in a tiny lifeboat and setting a course for Java—some 1,800 miles north—to summon help. Nearly all of the passengers survived the wreck and found themselves trapped on a bleak coral island without water, food, or shelter. Leaderless, unarmed, and unaware of Jeronimus’s treachery, they were at the mercy of the mutineers. Jeronimus took control almost immediately, preaching his own twisted version of heresy he’d learned in Holland’s secret Anabaptist societies. More than 100 people died at his command in the months that followed. Before long, an all-out war erupted between the mutineers and a small group of soldiers led by Wiebbe Hayes, the one man brave enough to challenge Jeronimus’s band of butchers. Unluckily for the mutineers, the Batavia’s commander had raised the alarm in Java, and at the height of the violence the Company’s gunboats sailed over the horizon. Jeronimus and his mutineers would meet an end almost as gruesome as that of the innocents whose blood had run on the small island they called Batavia’s Graveyard. Impeccably researched and beautifully written, Batavia’s Graveyard is the next classic of narrative nonfiction, the book that secures Mike Dash’s place as one of the finest writers of the genre.
A Graveyard Preservation Primer
Author: Lynette Strangstad
Publisher: Rowman Altamira
ISBN: 9780761991304
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Includes assessing the problem, collecting data, cleaning and maintaining the site, and caring for gravestones.
Publisher: Rowman Altamira
ISBN: 9780761991304
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Includes assessing the problem, collecting data, cleaning and maintaining the site, and caring for gravestones.
Upstate Uncovered
Author: Chuck D'Imperio
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 1438463707
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
An exciting travel guide for Upstate New York road warriors, history lovers, and tourists. In Upstate Uncovered Chuck DImperio mines deep into his travel journal and shares an astonishing array of fun and amazing places in Upstate New York that the casual traveler might otherwise miss. As one of Upstates most ardent advocates, DImperio has traveled the backroads and byways of the region seeking out the stories, tales, and folklore writ upon the landscape. He takes readers to one hundred small towns and cities from the Hudson Valley to the High Peaks of the Adirondacks and out through the rolling hills of the Finger Lakes region. Not only a reflection of the road less traveled, Upstate Uncovered includes pertinent information such as websites, photographs, personal interviews, and explicit directions to each of the included entries. While flipping through the pages, readers will be amazed at what turns up around every backroads corner in the region. This book is a delight. Its raw meat for people (like me) who love to find and enjoy obscure historical treasures, but it is much more. Anyone who lives or travels in Upstate New York will be surprised and delighted at how much there is to discover and enjoy there. The nations smallest church? The grave of The Moses of her people? New Yorks biggest pair of pants? The town where Oz began? A two-story outhouse? (You read it right.) The birthplace of The Twilight Zone? Theyre all here, and more, in witty, warm, and lucid prose. Enjoy. You will. Mac Nelson, author of Twenty West: The Great Road Across America Upstate New Yorkthe area north of New York Cityis full of interesting and historically significant places to visit, explore, and enjoy. Much of its history has been slighted or overlooked. Chuck DImperio seems to have visited just about every community in New York in the course of his research for Upstate Uncovered and previous excellent books on the region. DImperio has a flair for descriptive and evocative writing, bringing history to life through his on-site interviews and shrewd historical observations. This is exciting history, well told, and engaging. Even readers who know New York history will find lots of surprises and new insights. Upstate Uncovered conveys a deep sense of the variety, vitality, and drama of Upstate New Yorks history. Bruce W. Dearstyne, author of The Spirit of New York: Defining Events in the Empire States History
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 1438463707
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
An exciting travel guide for Upstate New York road warriors, history lovers, and tourists. In Upstate Uncovered Chuck DImperio mines deep into his travel journal and shares an astonishing array of fun and amazing places in Upstate New York that the casual traveler might otherwise miss. As one of Upstates most ardent advocates, DImperio has traveled the backroads and byways of the region seeking out the stories, tales, and folklore writ upon the landscape. He takes readers to one hundred small towns and cities from the Hudson Valley to the High Peaks of the Adirondacks and out through the rolling hills of the Finger Lakes region. Not only a reflection of the road less traveled, Upstate Uncovered includes pertinent information such as websites, photographs, personal interviews, and explicit directions to each of the included entries. While flipping through the pages, readers will be amazed at what turns up around every backroads corner in the region. This book is a delight. Its raw meat for people (like me) who love to find and enjoy obscure historical treasures, but it is much more. Anyone who lives or travels in Upstate New York will be surprised and delighted at how much there is to discover and enjoy there. The nations smallest church? The grave of The Moses of her people? New Yorks biggest pair of pants? The town where Oz began? A two-story outhouse? (You read it right.) The birthplace of The Twilight Zone? Theyre all here, and more, in witty, warm, and lucid prose. Enjoy. You will. Mac Nelson, author of Twenty West: The Great Road Across America Upstate New Yorkthe area north of New York Cityis full of interesting and historically significant places to visit, explore, and enjoy. Much of its history has been slighted or overlooked. Chuck DImperio seems to have visited just about every community in New York in the course of his research for Upstate Uncovered and previous excellent books on the region. DImperio has a flair for descriptive and evocative writing, bringing history to life through his on-site interviews and shrewd historical observations. This is exciting history, well told, and engaging. Even readers who know New York history will find lots of surprises and new insights. Upstate Uncovered conveys a deep sense of the variety, vitality, and drama of Upstate New Yorks history. Bruce W. Dearstyne, author of The Spirit of New York: Defining Events in the Empire States History
The Westchester Historian
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Westchester County (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Westchester County (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
Tales of Gotham, Historical Archaeology, Ethnohistory and Microhistory of New York City
Author: Meta F. Janowitz
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1461452724
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 377
Book Description
Historical Archaeology of New York City is a collection of narratives about people who lived in New York City during the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries, people whose lives archaeologists have encountered during excavations at sites where these people lived or worked. The stories are ethnohistorical or microhistorical studies created using archaeological and documentary data. As microhistories, they are concerned with particular people living at particular times in the past within the framework of world events. The world events framework will be provided in short introductions to chapters grouped by time periods and themes. The foreword by Mary Beaudry and the afterword by LuAnne DeCunzo bookend the individual case studies and add theoretical weight to the volume. Historical Archaeology of New York City focuses on specific individual life stories, or stories of groups of people, as a way to present archaeological theory and research. Archaeologists work with material culture—artifacts—to recreate daily lives and study how culture works; this book is an example of how to do this in a way that can attract people interested in history as well as in anthropological theory.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1461452724
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 377
Book Description
Historical Archaeology of New York City is a collection of narratives about people who lived in New York City during the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries, people whose lives archaeologists have encountered during excavations at sites where these people lived or worked. The stories are ethnohistorical or microhistorical studies created using archaeological and documentary data. As microhistories, they are concerned with particular people living at particular times in the past within the framework of world events. The world events framework will be provided in short introductions to chapters grouped by time periods and themes. The foreword by Mary Beaudry and the afterword by LuAnne DeCunzo bookend the individual case studies and add theoretical weight to the volume. Historical Archaeology of New York City focuses on specific individual life stories, or stories of groups of people, as a way to present archaeological theory and research. Archaeologists work with material culture—artifacts—to recreate daily lives and study how culture works; this book is an example of how to do this in a way that can attract people interested in history as well as in anthropological theory.
The End of the Line
Author: Russell John Gardinier
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
The earliest ancestor in America was Jacob Jans van Amsterdam who was also known as Jacob Jansen Gardinier. He traveled from his native Holland in 1636 to what later became known as New York. One of his many descendants was Russell John Gardinier (1920- ) who was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In 1944 he married Rebecca Pauline Culpepper (1921- ) who was born in Palmyra, Arkansas. She descends from the Cupepper family of Virginia who were early settlers in both Virginia and the Carolinas and were among the nobility of England.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
The earliest ancestor in America was Jacob Jans van Amsterdam who was also known as Jacob Jansen Gardinier. He traveled from his native Holland in 1636 to what later became known as New York. One of his many descendants was Russell John Gardinier (1920- ) who was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In 1944 he married Rebecca Pauline Culpepper (1921- ) who was born in Palmyra, Arkansas. She descends from the Cupepper family of Virginia who were early settlers in both Virginia and the Carolinas and were among the nobility of England.
Tin Lizard Tales
Author: Schuyler T. Wallace
Publisher: Schuyler T Wallace
ISBN: 1432712543
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
Retired fire chief Schuyler Wallace describes and comments on the people and places he sees, sometimes critically, sometimes comically, while traveling by railroad with his wife, Carol, through the United States and Canada.
Publisher: Schuyler T Wallace
ISBN: 1432712543
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
Retired fire chief Schuyler Wallace describes and comments on the people and places he sees, sometimes critically, sometimes comically, while traveling by railroad with his wife, Carol, through the United States and Canada.
Newsletter of the Association for Gravestone Studies
The Rose Garden
Author: Maeve Brennan
Publisher: Catapult
ISBN: 1619026538
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
A literary event—twenty short stories by the late Maeve Brennan, one of The new Yorker's most admired writers. Five are set in the author's native Dublin, a city, like Joyce's, of paralyzed souls and unexpressed love. the others are set in and around her adopted Manhattan, which she once called "the capsized city—half–capsized, anyway, with the inhabitants hanging on, most of them still able to laugh as they cling to the island that is their life's predicament." Some of the stories are quietly tender, some ferociously satirical, some unique in their chilly emotional weather. All are Maeve Brennan at her incomparable best.
Publisher: Catapult
ISBN: 1619026538
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
A literary event—twenty short stories by the late Maeve Brennan, one of The new Yorker's most admired writers. Five are set in the author's native Dublin, a city, like Joyce's, of paralyzed souls and unexpressed love. the others are set in and around her adopted Manhattan, which she once called "the capsized city—half–capsized, anyway, with the inhabitants hanging on, most of them still able to laugh as they cling to the island that is their life's predicament." Some of the stories are quietly tender, some ferociously satirical, some unique in their chilly emotional weather. All are Maeve Brennan at her incomparable best.
The Old Dutch Burying Ground of Sleepy Hollow
Author: History Research Society of the Tappen Zee
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cemeteries
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cemeteries
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description