Author Talk: Mark C. Wilkins, Cape Cod's Oldest Shipwreck: The Desperate Crossing of the Sparrow-Hawk

In 1626, the Sparrow-Hawk began its final journey across the Atlantic, departing from England with America as its goal. As cases of scurvy and whispers of mutiny rose, the hopes of those aboard the small vessel began to fade. The ever-changing coastline of Cape Cod caused the Sparrow-Hawk to run aground. Desperate to attain their goal of becoming wealthy Virginia tobacco planters, the passengers abandoned the ship. Join Mark C. Wilkins, Director and Curator of the Atwood House Museum in Chatham, as he reveals the Sparrow-Hawk’s secrets exposed by the tides over two hundred years later. 

Books will be available for purchase and signing.

Reception to follow in the Museum's Out of the Depths: Martha's Vineyard Shipwrecks exhibit.