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'Contrary to All Law and Justice': The Unauthorized Salvage of Stranded and Sunken Vessels in the Greater Chesapeake, 1698-1750
Record #:
21473
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Abstract:
An examination of the practice of looting and plundering stranded vessels, called \"wrecking,\" via the investigation of three incents between 1698 and 1750 on the Outer Banks, to provide insight into the behavior of the colonists who exploited the accidents as well as the attitudes and capacities of the governing authorities charged with upholding royal laws, maintaining order, and punishing lawbreakers.
Source:
North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 72 Issue 1, Jan 1995,
p1-29, il, por, map, f
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