Dean King

Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival (2005)

When the crew of the ship, Commerce, left America, the War of 1812 had just ended. The captain of the ship, James Riley, decided to lead the ship in order to recoup some of the fortune he lost during the war. It surprised me that a ship headed to Africa would only have a crew of eleven. Capta...

Every Man Will Do His Duty (1997)