Summary of Paul Martin's Villains, Scoundrels, and Rogues

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#1 In 1807, merchant James DeWolf looked out his window and saw ships loading and unloading their cargos. He was one of the wealthiest and most influential people in Bristol, Rhode Island.

#2 The Triangle Trade was the slave-based commerce between North America and western Africa that flourished from the early 1700s to the early 1800s. It was largely funded by New Englanders, who purchased slaves and transported them to the Caribbean islands and southeastern ports.

#3 The DeWolf family, who were leading figures in the most active slave-importing family in American history, accumulated their fortune by financing the slave trade. They were among the wealthiest men in the country.

#4 James DeWolf, a American hero, was a slave trader who became extremely wealthy. He went to sea as a boy, serving aboard a privately owned combat vessel during the Revolutionary War. He was captured twice by the British, and after the war, he followed his father into the slave trade.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Jun 13, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822540101

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#1

In 1807, merchant James DeWolf looked out his window and saw ships loading and unloading their cargos. He was one of the wealthiest and most influential people in Bristol, Rhode Island.

#2

The Triangle Trade was the slave-based commerce between North America and western Africa that flourished from the early 1700s to the early 1800s. It was largely funded by New Englanders, who purchased slaves and transported them to the Caribbean islands and southeastern ports.

#3

The DeWolf family, who were leading figures in the most active slave-importing family in American history, accumulated their fortune by financing the slave trade. They were among the wealthiest men in the country.

#4

James DeWolf, a American hero, was a slave trader who became extremely wealthy. He went to sea as a boy, serving aboard a privately owned combat vessel during the Revolutionary War. He was captured twice by the British, and after the war, he followed his father into the slave trade.

#5

James DeWolf’s political career was also successful. He served several terms in the Rhode Island legislature, and in 1820, he won a seat in the US Senate, where he served until 1825.

#6

Some people have never forgiven James DeWolf, a man who reportedly wallowed in a pile of gold on the floor of his mansion. His grave was vandalized so often that his relatives had to remove his tombstone to conceal his whereabouts.

#7

The Ohio River was a popular route for families to move to St. Louis and start a new life. In 1962, a movie was made about the settling of the American West, and how river pirates would trap families and rob them.

#8

Samuel Mason was a criminal who served in the Revolutionary War and settled in Pennsylvania. He began his career as a river pirate in the Ohio River settlement of Red Banks, in western Kentucky.

#9

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