The First Woman That Fooled Me at Sea
A sea captain recounts a tale from 1872 of a wealthy Australian banker’s daughter and her deceitful husband. The romance ends in crime with embezzlement, a staged burial at sea, and a daring escape scheme that the captain helps cover up before he is ultimately betrayed by trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Harnott
Mr. Branden
Slive
Brandon
Lought
Jobson
Stewart
Brandom
Anthony Brandon
Alien
Atlantic
Lasked
Tie
Australia
New York
Alice
Mr. Brandon
Arlington
General Jo Shelby saga and Mexican expedition described
The article recounts General Jo Shelby’s Civil War exploits, his postwar escape to Mexico, and interviews with Maximilian’s regime. It details Shelby’s cautious diplomacy, his influence on Mexican affairs, and the empires conflict, with Major Edwards' notes on his bold forecasts and the perilous emigration colony. Also featured is Elizur Sage’s brave service as a drummer and stretcher-bearer in the Seventy‑second Illinois Infantry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jo Shelby
Sheridan
Jel Stuart
Rosser
Custer
Mexico
Maximilian
Fayette County
Missouri
Shelby
John N. Edwards
Edwards
Kirby Smith
Shreveport
Smith
Buckner
United States
Juarez
Rio Grande
Eagle Pass
Nueva Leone
Coaluila
Inez Walker
California
Rodriguez
France
Louis Napoleon
Bazaine
Carlotta
Sonora
Cordova
Sterling Price
Stephens
Lee
Reynolds
Allen
Louisiana
Lyons
Kentucky
McCausland
Virginia
Isham G. Harris
Vera Cruz
Havana
Ife
America
Maj
Tazaine
Maury
Magruder
Count de Nove
Empire
General Shelby
Masruder
de Noue
Jaarez
Popocatapetl
Seward
Maximian
Reiler
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Elizur Sage
Channahon
Russell Saxe
Jones J. Sexton
Chicago
Sexton
Sage
Seventy-seond
Illinois Infantry
Chicago Board of Trade
Camp Doughts
Ilinois
Vicksburg
Grant
Atlanta
The
Franklin
Hood
Nashville
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Cap Cain
Alfred
Victoria
Melbourne
Ra. Suet
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