Lore Of The Wreckers
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Lore Of The Wreckers
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Author : Birse Shepard
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1961
Lore Of The Wreckers written by Birse Shepard and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1961 with Shipwrecks categories.
The Wreckers
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Author : Bella Bathurst
language : en
Publisher: HMH
Release Date : 2013-08-23
The Wreckers written by Bella Bathurst and has been published by HMH this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-23 with History categories.
An “entertaining” historical investigation into the scavengers who have profited off the spoils of maritime disasters (The Washington Post). Even today, Britain’s coastline remains a dangerous place. It is an island soaked by four separate seas, with shifting sand banks to the east, veiled reefs to the west, powerful currents above, and the world’s busiest shipping channel below. The country’s offshore waters are strewn with shipwrecks—and for villagers scratching out an existence along Britain’s shores, those wrecks have been more than simply an act of God; in many cases, they have been the difference between living well and just getting by. Though Daphne du Maurier and Poldark have made Cornwall famous as Britain’s most notorious region for wrecking, many other coastal communities regarded the “sea’s bounty” as a way of providing themselves with everything from grapefruits to grand pianos. Some plunderers were held to be so skilled that they could strip a ship from stem to stern before the Coast Guard had even left port. Some were rumored to lure ships onto the rocks with false lights, and some simply waited for winter gales to do their work. This book uncovers tales of ships and shipwreck victims—from shoreline orgies so Dionysian that few participants survived the morning to humble homes fitted with silver candelabra, from coastlines rigged like stage sets to villages where everyone owns identical tennis shoes. Spanning three hundred years of history, The Wreckers examines the myths, realities, and superstitions of shipwrecks and uncovers the darker side of life on Britain’s shores. “Bathurst, who won a Somerset Maugham Award for The Lighthouse Stevensons, offers a spellbinding tale of seafaring men, their ships and the ocean that cares for neither.” —Publishers Weekly “A fascinating, haunting account of pillagers, plunderers, and pirates.” —John Burnett, author of Dangerous Waters: Modern Piracy and Terror on the High Seas
The Wreckers
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Author : F. C. Hunter
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1862
The Wreckers written by F. C. Hunter and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1862 with categories.
The Wreckers A Story Of Killing Seas False Lights And Plundered Ships
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Author : Bella Bathurst
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2010-01-07
The Wreckers A Story Of Killing Seas False Lights And Plundered Ships written by Bella Bathurst and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-07 with History categories.
From the bestselling author of ‘The Lighthouse Stevensons’, a gripping history of the drama and danger of wrecking since the 18th-century – and the often grisly ingenuity of British wreckers, scavengers of the sea.
The Wreckers
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Author : John Viele
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2013-05-01
The Wreckers written by John Viele and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-01 with History categories.
True stories of Keys wreckers, the daring seamen who saved lives and property from ships cast up on the Florida Reef.
The Book Lover S Guide To Florida
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Author : Kevin M. McCarthy
language : en
Publisher: Pineapple Press Inc
Release Date : 1992
The Book Lover S Guide To Florida written by Kevin M. McCarthy and has been published by Pineapple Press Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with American literature categories.
"Here is the book lover's literary tour of Florida, an exhaustive survey of writers, books, and literary sites in every part of the state. The state is divided into ten areas and each one is described from a literary point of view. You will learn what authors lived in or wrote about a place, which books describe the place, what important movies were made there, even the literary trivia which the true Florida book lover will want to know. You can use the book as a travel guide to a new way to see the state, as an armchair guide to a better understanding of our literary heritage, or as a guide to what to read next time you head to a bookstore or library."--Publisher.
Shapers Chronicles The Wreckers
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Author : Dan Kirk
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2006-01-03
Shapers Chronicles The Wreckers written by Dan Kirk and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-01-03 with Fiction categories.
Book One of the classic on-line story finally available in print. Justin Ackeman learns that the end of the world is the beginning of a new one for him as he sets off on a path of self-discovery. Able to shape reality with the power of his mind, he learns that there are always terrible consequences for unbridled power.
Transformers Requiem Of The Wreckers
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Author : Nick Roche
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019
Transformers Requiem Of The Wreckers written by Nick Roche and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Electronic books categories.
Last Stand Of The Wreckers
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Author : Nick Roche
language : en
Publisher: IDW Publishing
Release Date : 2012
Last Stand Of The Wreckers written by Nick Roche and has been published by IDW Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Graphic novels categories.
The Autobot special ops crew, The Wreckers, are sent to investigate Garrus-9, a prison that fell to the Decepticons three years ago, with no communication in or out since. Who's really behind the prison siege, and what dark secret awaits Springer there? The answers to those questions will send this mission to the razors edge!
The Wreckers Esprios Classics
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Author : Francis Lynde
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022-09
The Wreckers Esprios Classics written by Francis Lynde and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09 with Fiction categories.
Francis Lynde (1856-1930) was an American author. Three of his books were adapted to film. He was born in Lewiston, New York, and wrote adventure novels set in the American West in the early 20th century. The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library has a collection of his papers. His novels were set in the mountains of Colorado, Nevada, and Utah. Railroading and mining provided settings for his storylines. The main characters were often mining or railroad engineers. His collection of detective stories was titled Scientific Sprague. His story Moonshiner of Fact is set in the Appalachian Mountains of Eastern Tennessee.