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    Philip Ashton's Own Account
    Philip Ashton's Own Account
    Philip Ashton's Own Account
    Audiobook54 minutes

    Philip Ashton's Own Account

    Written by Philip Ashton

    Narrated by Barrett Whitener

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    About this audiobook

    In June 1722, Ashton was captured by pirates while fishing near the coast of Nova Scotia. In the Boston News Letter of 9 July 1722, Ashton was listed as being one of those captured by the pirate Edward Low. As Ashton refused to co-operate with the pirates, he was often threatened. He managed to escape in March 1723 when the pirates landed at Roatán Island in the Bay Islands of Honduras, hiding in the jungle until the pirates decided to depart without him. He survived for 16 months, in spite of many insects, tropical heat and alligators. In the beginning he seems to have eaten only fruits, because he only had his hands to collect food; he could not kill any animal. He had no equipment at all until he met another castaway, an Englishman. The Englishman disappeared after a few days but he left behind a knife, gunpowder, tobacco and more. Ashton could now kill tortoises and crayfish and make fires to have hot meals. Ashton was finally rescued by the Diamond, a ship from Salem, New England.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherListen & Live Audio
    Release dateOct 26, 2023
    ISBN9781593161316
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