The scrimshaw ring /
by William Jaspersohn ; illustrations by Vernon Thornblad.
- 1st ed.
- Middlebury, VT : Vermont Folklife Center, c2002.
- p. cm.
- The family heritage series .
Based on real events.
A young boy living in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1710 enjoys imaginary adventures with make-believe pirates, until the day that real pirates come ashore for evil purposes and leave him a remarkable memento. Includes ideas for activities related to family heirlooms.
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Pirates--Fiction. Heirlooms--Fiction.
Newport (R.I.)--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Fiction.