• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Home
  • Events
  • Museum
    • Stages of Development
    • Exhibits
    • OCHS Gift Shop
    • Donate Items To The Collections
  • Research
    • Library and Archival Holdings
    • Family Names of Ocean County
    • Families of Old Dover – Booklets
    • Research Center Donation
  • Bookstore
    • Books by OCHS
    • Books by Other Publishers
    • Maps
    • Other Items
    • Shopping Cart
  • About
    • Hours & Visiting
    • Our Board of Trustees and our Officers
    • Contributions
    • Contact Us
    • Social Media
      • YouTube
      • Facebook
      • Instagram
      • Twitter
  • Support
    • Membership
    • Volunteers
    • Internships
      • Community Service Information
      • Undergraduate Internship Program
      • Graduate Internship Program
  • Donate
    • Tribute and Estate Gifts
    • Annual Appeal
    • Research Center Donation
Ocean County Historical Society Logo

Ship of Death

April 11, 2022 By

$15.00

By Michael Grisi:  A work of fiction based on actual historic facts.  This book gives a realistic description of the prison ships that existed during the American Revolution.  The Jersey, which was anchored in New York harbor and the inhumane treatment of prisoners is described.  Although historians cannot agree on a number, it is estimated that as many as 11,000 men died on board the Jersey in a three-year span.  This is more than the 7,200 men that died in battle during the seven-year conflict.  You’ll read about the privateers who helped destroy British commerce along the coast.  The murder of Joshua Huddy of Toms River, a real person, resulted in the first international incident involving the United State.

 

Category: Books by Other Publishers

Related products

  • Ocean County: Four Centuries in the Making

    $45.00
    Add to cart
  • Lila W. Thompson: A Woman For All Seasons (soft cover)

    $20.00
    Add to cart
  • Island Album – Photographs & Memories of Long Beach Island

    $35.00
    Add to cart
  • Josephine, A Memoir – 1917-1959: From Washington Working Girl to Fisherman’s Wife

    $17.00
    Add to cart

Discover More About Ocean County

Browse our online bookstore for historical maps, audio/visual media, and books, such as "Shore Chronicles" and "Place Names of Ocean County" - just two of the many fascinating stories about Ocean County.
Shop Now

Ocean County Historical Society 26 Hadley Avenue Toms River, NJ 08753 (732) 341.1880 Contact

© 2023 Ocean County Historical Society. All rights reserved.    Privacy / Admin