John Hawley: Merchant, Mayor & Privateer

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Foreword by Sir Geoffrey Newman.

John Hawley was a Dartmouth merchant who became a privateer admiral and was the scourge of the Bretons during the middle part of the Hundred Years War. He effectively ran Dartmouth for nearly forty years,serving as its mayor fourteen times and representing it in Parliament for four terms. He became a public hero and yet was for a time imprisoned in the Tower of London. This book written by Michael Connors is the story of a terrible time, an exciting place and an extraordinary man.

Hardback 234x156mm : 168 pages
70 illustrations