Name: Scourge of the Caribbean. Charles E. Hawkins, Sailor of Three Republics (en Inglés)
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Author: James M. Denham
ISBN: 9780817322632

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Scourge of the Caribbean. Charles E. Hawkins, Sailor of Three Republics (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Editorial

University Alabama Press

Autor

James M. Denham

Colección

Maritime Currents: History and Archaeology

Año

2026

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

292

Encuadernación

Tapa Dura

Dimensiones

22.90 x 15.20 cm

ISBN13

9780817322632

Scourge of the Caribbean. Charles E. Hawkins, Sailor of Three Republics (en Inglés)

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Illuminates the early American period in the upper CaribbeanScourge of the Caribbean explores the mysterious and dramatic life and career of Charles E. Hawkins, a relatively unknown naval figure in early national America. Hawkins's action-packed life at sea in his brief but accomplished career reveals much about an era when the rules of the maritime world, especially in the Caribbean, were in flux. For the US Navy and its commanders, the Caribbean presented an untold number of ambiguities: revolutionary juntas, privateering, piracy, and deadly disease, all within some of the most beautiful landscapes and waterscapes on earth.Hawkins, from a well-connected family, took to the sea as a midshipman in the US Navy. Stalled promotion, economic setbacks, and blunted opportunities stymied the young officer, but ambition, combined with varied experiences and maritime pursuits, presented other prospects. At a time when individual agency mattered most, Hawkins stepped outside traditional boundaries of conduct on numerous occasions. Hawkins followed a mentor into the Mexican navy and became the most successful and feared raider of Spanish ships, earning the sobriquet "scourge" because of his raids along Cuba's northern coast. In 1835, Hawkins joined the Texas independence movement against Mexico. Within the historical narrative are lurid accounts of adultery, affairs of honor, a bloody assassination, and complicated maritime legal battles. Based on prodigious research, this lively tale will appeal to those interested in maritime and early American history and the upper Caribbean in the Age of Sail.