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A little farther out, a mammoth container ship steams toward Philadelphia. Although Arias does not know it yet, all six of his friends and fellow fishermen are dead, and the red-hulled scalloper, the Lady Mary, is resting, right-side up, on the sandy bottom of the Atlantic.
In the La Plata region, with which we are here pri- marily concerned, American ships actually came in far greater num- bers between 1799 and 1802 than between 1797 and 1799.
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- Early Life of Mary Ann Bevan: A Tale of Promise and Love
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- The Last Act: A Legacy Remembered
Born on December 20, 1874, on the outskirts of London, Mary Ann Webster lived a typical life in her youth. She possessed the same allure as any young woman of her time and was considered quite attractive. As she blossomed into adulthood, she pursued a career in nursing, eventually marrying Thomas Bevan, a farmer from Kent, in 1903. The couple embra...
The sudden demise of her beloved husband in 1914 shattered Mary Ann’s happiness, leaving her with the weight of raising four children on her meager income. In the midst of her grief, the symptoms of acromegaly began to surface—a relentless disorder characterized by the excessive production of growth hormones by the pituitary glands. In an era when ...
The effects of acromegaly left Mary Ann permanently disfigured. Her hands and feet grew grotesquely disproportionate, her forehead and jaw protruded outward, and her once dainty nose expanded in size. These drastic changes made it increasingly challenging for her to secure and maintain employment. Left with no alternative, she resorted to odd jobst...
Embracing her altered appearance, Mary Ann decided to enter a “Homeliest Woman” contest, surpassing 250 other contestants to claim the dubious title. Her victory caught the attention of sideshow owners, who recognized the unique opportunity her condition presented. Convinced by her doctor that her condition would only worsen over time, Mary Ann mad...
Mary Ann Bevan’s journey as a sideshow performer persisted until her passing in 1933, at the age of 59. Throughout her remaining years, she remained devoted to her work at Coney Island’s Dreamland sideshow, where she became a beloved fixture. Following her death, she was returned to her homeland for a heartfelt funeral and laid to rest in Southeast...
The Mary Ann was the next convict ship to leave England bound for New South Wales after the departure of ships Surprize, Neptune and Scarborough. One hundred and fifty female convicts were brought to the Mary Ann from counties and cities throughout England.
Mary Ann had sailed on her own to Sydney Cove, and there is some argument about whether she was the last ship of the Second Fleet, or the first ship of the Third Fleet, or simply sailing independently, as was HMS Gorgon. The vessels that unambiguously belong to the third fleet all left together.
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Mary Ann Bugg (7 May 1834 – 22 April 1905) was a Worimi bushranger, one of two well-documented women bushrangers in mid-19th century Australia. She was an expert horse rider and bush navigator who travelled with her bushranging partner and lover Captain Thunderbolt.
