Title Captain Hell Roaring Mike Healy : From American Slave to Arctic Hero

Published Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2017

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Description 1 online resource (273 pages) Series New Perspectives on Maritime History And Ser New Perspectives on Maritime History And Ser Contents Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Series Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Georgia Plantation; 2. Down to the Sea; 3. Love and the Sailor; 4. Eastern Interlude; 5. Healy's Polar Passion; 6. Cannons, Expeditions, Shipwrecks, and Reindeer; 7. The Captain and the Immortal Bear; 8. "Monster Healy"; 9. The Czar of the North; 10. "I Steer By No Man's Compass But My Own"; 11. "A Desperate and Dangerous Man"; Epilogue; Appendix 1. Important Dates in the Life of Capt. Michael A. Healy; Appendix 2. The Family of Michael Augustine Healy Appendix 3. Charges Brought Against Capt. Michael A. Healy in 1896 TrialNotes; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the Authors Notes Print version record Subject Healy, Michael A., 1839-1904. SUBJECT Healy, Michael A., 1839-1904 fast Subject United States. Revenue-Cutter Service -- Officers -- Biography SUBJECT United States. Revenue-Cutter Service fast Subject Ship captains -- Alaska -- Biography African American sailors -- Alaska -- Biography African Americans -- Biography Enslaved persons -- Georgia -- Biography Passing (Identity) -- United States -- Case studies African American sailors African Americans Armed Forces -- Officers Gold mines and mining Passing (Identity) Ship captains Enslaved persons SUBJECT Alaska -- Gold discoveries Alaska -- History -- 19th century Subject Alaska Georgia United States Genre/Form Biographies Case studies History Form Electronic book Author Strobridge, Truman R ISBN 9780813063232 081306323X

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