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The Wreckers
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Author : Iain Lawrence
language : en
Publisher: Yearling
Release Date : 2011-03-16
The Wreckers written by Iain Lawrence and has been published by Yearling this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-16 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
There was once a village bred by evil. On the barren coast of Cornwall, England, lived a community who prayed for shipwrecks, a community who lured storm-tossed ships to crash upon the sharp rocks of their shore. They fed and clothed themselves with the loot salvaged from the wreckage; dead sailors' tools and trinkets became decorations for their homes. Most never questioned their murderous way of life. Then, upon that pirates' shore crashed the ship The Isle of Skye. And the youngest of its crew members, 14-year-old John Spencer, survived the wreck. But would he escape the wreckers? This is his harrowing tale.
The Wreckers
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Author : Francis Lynde
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-08-10
The Wreckers written by Francis Lynde and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-10 with Fiction categories.
The Wreckers is an adventure novel about Jimmie Dodds visiting the Pioneer Short Line railway after his construction job and meeting an interesting slew of characters. Excerpt: "As a general proposition, I don't believe much in the things called "hunches." They are bad for digestion, and as often as not are like those patent barometers that are always pointing to "Set Fair" when it is raining like Noah's flood."
The Wreckers
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Author : Melissa Roberts
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
The Wreckers written by Melissa Roberts and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Lighthouses categories.
When Uncle Jack begins to act suspiciously, young Jack and his friends suspect that he has become a "wrecker"--Someone who causes shipwrecks in order to loot the wreckage. When the kids discover the truth, they hatch a plan to help Uncle Jack in his endeavors.
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 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 : Bella Bathurst
language : en
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Release Date : 2005
The Wreckers written by Bella Bathurst and has been published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with History categories.
Examines the life of shipwreck scavengers living on the coast of England, discussing a little-known subculture that has existed for more than three centuries.
The Wreckers By The Author Of Smugglers And Foresters Etc M R S Kettle
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1857
The Wreckers By The Author Of Smugglers And Foresters Etc M R S Kettle written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1857 with categories.
The Wreckers
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Author : George Thomas Dowling
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1886
The Wreckers written by George Thomas Dowling and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1886 with Strikes and lockouts categories.
Wreckers And Recovery Vehicles
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Author : Olyslager Organisation
language : en
Publisher: Frederick Warne Publishers
Release Date : 1972
Wreckers And Recovery Vehicles written by Olyslager Organisation and has been published by Frederick Warne Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with Antiques & Collectibles 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.