Mark Stanley's topics of interest range from the microscopic to the spiritual, but with a strong emphasis on the historical.
After Galvez captured West Florida the British defenders of Pensacola were shipped off to Havana and thence to Long Island, where they would wait out the remainder of the “rebellion” in paroled status. What this meant was that they were forbidden to fight against Spain and her allies, but perfectly free to get back into [...]
The brashness that got William Augustus Bowles thrown out of the British Army served him much better among the Chattahoochee Creeks. He spent most of a year learning the ways of the Indians, near the forks of the Apalachicola at Perryman’s Town. By the time he emerged from exile he had become as much Indian [...]
My most frequent commenter, Jan, has suggested I talk about “my pirate” in one of my next blog posts. I suppose now is a good time to start. William Bowles was born in the British colony of Maryland in the 1760s. Several members of his father’s family were involved in the bookselling business back in [...]