“‘The slack eend of a lyin’ tale’: John G. Whittier and William G. Sims Retell the Wreck of the Princess Augusta.” Back Metadata Thumbnail Share Title“‘The slack eend of a lyin’ tale’: John G. Whittier and William G. Sims Retell the Wreck of the Princess Augusta.”DescriptionTwo poetic accounts of the 1738 wreck of the German immigrant ship also known as the Palatine.Author and ContributorsEdwards, Mary K. Bercaw.Date Published1999Document FormatPeriodicalSubject(s)Block Island (R.I.) -- History. | New Shoreham (R.I.) -- History. | Palatine (ship) | Rhode Island -- History. | Shipwrecks -- Rhode Island.PublisherMystic Seaport MuseumPlace Of PublicationMystic, Conn.Physical Description5p.Is Part OfLog, 51 (Autumn 1999), 38-43.Periodical TitleLog Mystic SeaportPlaceBlock Island (R.I.) | New Shoreham (R.I.) | Rhode IslandCNEB_ID10-3808City-TownNEW SHOREHAMDatePublishedClean1999 Continue browsing “Late Woodland Settlement and Subsistence in Southern New England: The Evidence from Coastal Rhode Island.” “Maritime Settlement and Subsistence Along the Southern New England Coast; Evidence from Block Island, Rhode Island.” Back to items list