Holy Terror: Captain William Nichols

Captain Nichols was a naval war hero in theWar of 1812. He has been seldom mentionedin history books. He was a bold and daringprivateer sea captain from Newburyport,MA, who was known as a man to be fearedby the British who faced him on the sea. Hisstory needs to be brought out of the shadowsof history.During the War, he captured 28 British Prizes,although one-half of the time he was in prisonearni...