Download or read book Pirates Rogues of Monterey Bay written by Todd Cook and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2019-11-04 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the California bay’s colorful history with pirates. The age of pirates spanned nearly two hundred years and was considered a plague on the high seas. Even the far reaches of what was then Alta California weren’t safe, and a surprising number of unexpected visitors sailed into Monterey Bay. Argentinian Hippolyte Bouchard, spurred by revolutionary fervor, attacked Monterey, the then Spanish capital of Alta California, using pirating tactics that left their mark centuries later, and privateers like Sir Francis Drake prowled the Pacific, leaving possible traces of their journey on the beaches of California. The foggy coastline of Monterey even inspired Robert Louis Stevenson to write his famous Treasure Island. Join author Todd Cook as he explores the Monterey Peninsula’s eclectic pirating history.
Download or read book Pirates Rogues of Monterey Bay written by Todd Cook and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The age of pirates spanned nearly two hundred years and was considered a plague on the high seas. Even the far reaches of what was then Alta California weren't safe, and a surprising number of unexpected visitors sailed into Monterey Bay. Argentinian Hippolyte Bouchard, spurred by revolutionary fervor, attacked Monterey, the then Spanish capital of Alta California, using pirating tactics that left their mark centuries later, and privateers like Sir Francis Drake prowled the Pacific, leaving possible traces of their journey on the beaches of California. The foggy coastline of Monterey even inspired Robert Louis Stevenson to write his famous Treasure Island. Join author Todd Cook as he explores the Monterey Peninsula's eclectic pirating history.
Download or read book Secret Monterey A Guide to the Weird Wonderful and Obscure written by David Laws and published by Reedy Press LLC. This book was released on 2022-04-20 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did Sir Francis Drake really claim Monterey for Queen Elizabeth? What does it take to win the world’s worst car show? Why did the new nation of Argentina attack the port of Monterey? Monterey County is known nationwide for its agricultural bounty, a bay bursting with marine life, world-famous golf courses, annual displays of automobile extravagance, and Big Sur, one of the top ten scenic road trips in the nation, but what about the stories and places that don’t appear in traditional travel guides? Secret Monterey: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure reveals the unexpected and little-known stories behind major attractions, as well as numerous other spots replete with mystery and intrigue. Did General Sherman really jilt the beautiful Senorita Bonifacio? Why did activists decapitate a Catholic saint canonized in the US? When will the next “big one” strike along one of the world’s most closely observed earthquake faults? Local author, travel writer, and historian David Laws answers these questions and introduces you to the other side of Monterey County, a trove of unexpected and unique places just waiting to be explored.
Download or read book The Stowaway written by Kristiana Gregory and published by Turtleback. This book was released on 1997-12-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1818 Carlito, an eleven-year-old boy in the Spanish-owned town of Monterey, California, sees his quiet life threatened when the Argentinian privateer Hippolyte de Bouchard attacks with his pirate ships.
Download or read book The Stowaway written by Kristiana Gregory and published by Scholastic Paperbacks. This book was released on 1997-12-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1818 Carlito, an eleven-year-old boy in the Spanish-owned town of Monterey, California, sees his quiet life threatened when the Argentinian privateer Hippolyte de Bouchard attacks with his pirate ships.
Download or read book A Pirate Flag for Monterey written by Lester Del Rey and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2024-07-10 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1819, the bustling colony of Monterey, California, faces an unexpected threat when Hypolite Bouchard, an Argentine corsair, sets his sights on the settlement's bountiful riches. Determined to strike a blow against Spain's New World possessions, Bouchard plans to sack and burn the town, claiming its gold, jewels, and food stores for Argentina. Young Miguel "Mike" San Lucas Obanion y Boronda and his uncle, Captain Roger Obanion, learn of the impending attack while returning from the Orient aboard the merchant ship "Boston Belle." Racing against time to warn Monterey, their journey takes a perilous turn when they become prisoners of the pirates. Based on true events, this gripping tale weaves together the lives of real and fictional characters, painting a vivid picture of California during a tumultuous period in history. As Mike and Captain Obanion struggle to break free and lead the resistance against Bouchard's invading forces, readers are transported to a land on the brink of change, where the actions of a few brave individuals can alter the course of history.
Download or read book Stowaway written by Kristiana Gregory and published by Turtleback. This book was released on 1995-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1818 Carlito, an eleven-year-old boy in the Spanish-owned town of Monterey, California, sees his quiet life threatened when the Argentinian privateer Hippolyte de Bouchard attacks with his pirate ships.
Download or read book The Treasure of Monterey Bay written by James Garvey and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-05-27 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the third in a series about the Birch kids and their adventures - this time in Monterey. Sea otters and mysteries and danger follow the kids in this seaside tale.
Download or read book Mexico Behind the Mask written by Beldon Butterfield and published by Potomac Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2012-12-31 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In light of current events related to immigration issues, the drug war along the border, and the North American Free Trade Agreement, Beldon Butterfield's insightful and informative history of the complex relationship between Mexico and the United States is both timely and useful. Butterfield went to Mexico with Time Inc. in 1962 and has lived there ever since, enabling him to provide a unique perspective on the country's history and culture. He traces Mexico's tangled history from the early arrival of the Aztecs to their fall at the hands of Hernán Cortés, from the Mexican Revolution to the disastrous agrarian reform measures, and from Mexico's standing as one of the wealthiest countries in the world to its status, until recently, as a member of the third world. Mexico's relationship with the United States is a key aspect of its culture. Many cultural barriers between the two countries are breaking down in spite of lingering resistance by both countries and differing perspectives of their common border. While Mexicans cannot forget that the border symbolizes the scar of an unjust war, Americans resent how millions of Mexicans cross it illegally in their quest for work. The good news, Butterfield writes, is that Mexico is changing despite the continued opposition of political forces that want to maintain their unchecked power of the past. Mexico Behind the Mask shows how the road to a more prosperous Mexico seems to be on course.
Download or read book Pirates Rogues Gallery written by John Matthews and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Pirate Flag for Monterey written by Lester del Rey and published by . This book was released on 2015-09-29 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1819, Hypolite Bouchard, a corsair with a license from the newly independent country of Argentina to harass Spain's possessions in the New World, decided to make a raid on the California colony. At this time, Monterey -- having successfully survived drought, famine, and the constant demands of Spain for taxes far beyond her due -- was probably the richest of the Alta California settlements. Knowing this, Bouchard and his men decided to strike a decisive blow for Argentina by sacking and burning Monterey. Loot in the form of gold, jewels, and plentiful food stores would mean not only riches for himself and his crew, but would replenish Argentina's none too lavish coffers. Young Miguel San Lucas Obanion y Boronda, Mike to his family and friends, is returning from the Orient with his uncle, Captain Roger Obanion of the merchant ship Boston Belle. They learn of Bouchard's plans on a stop in Hawaii and rush back to California to warn of the pirates' intent. Things go badly for the Boston Belle, though, and Mike becomes a prisoner of the pirates. Somehow, he must get free and lead a resistance against the invaders. This book is the true but almost unknown story of Bouchard's raid on Monterey. Hypolite Bouchard was a real person, as are many of the characters in the story. Others are people who might have been. They are fictitious, though many of the names used were actually present in California at the time. But it doesn't matter. Whether real or fictitious, people like these did exist then, in a land that was almost a heaven for a few years, until trouble fell so heavily on it.
Download or read book Read 180 Next Generation written by Ted S. Hasselbring and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Report on the Condition of the Sea Fisheries of the South Coast of New England written by United States. Bureau of Fisheries and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 1234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Report written by United States. Bureau of Fisheries and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 1206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report of the United States Commissioner of Fisheries written by United States. Bureau of Fisheries and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 1206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
