Download or read book The Wrecks of Liverpool Bay written by Chris Michael and published by . This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Narrative of the Wreck of the Ship Tiger of Liverpool on the desert island of Astora etc written by William STIRLING (Major.) and published by . This book was released on 1843 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Wreckers written by Bella Bathurst and published by HMH. This book was released on 2013-08-23 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
Download or read book Report Upon the Fauna of Liverpool Bay and the Neighboring Seas The second report upon the fauna of Liverpool Bay written by Liverpool Marine Biology Committee and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Golden Wreck written by Alexander McKee and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: True story of the great maritime disaster, the wreck of the "Royal Charter" in 1859.
Download or read book Memorial of sundry proprietors and managers of American steam vessels written by and published by . This book was released on 1840 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book North West Aircraft Wrecks written by Nick Wotherspoon and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2007-01-31 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a different approach to Aviation Archaeology. The book includes 18 crash sites and each chapter includes a description of how the incident occurred and the reasons behind the crash. Copious notes then reveal what the authors have discovered about the artifacts and the history surrounding the cause of the event. Contact with surviving relatives or fellow comrades has in many instances revealed new information and gives a more detailed insight into the geographical location itself. Each chapter will be illustrated to show the site, wreckage and objects found, the crew involved and aircraft type. In addition there will be location information. The appendices will give outline only information on some 400 other incidents, date, location, aircraft type, crew, fate etc.
Download or read book Notices to Mariners written by and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 1300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Wreck of the Royal Charter written by Frank Fowler and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-11 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Wreck of the "Royal Charter"" by Frank Fowler. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Download or read book Report on the Navigation of the Mersey 1851 written by George Evans (Admiral.) and published by . This book was released on 1851 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lelia written by Chris Michael and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A look at the 'Lelia', her passengers and voyages during the period of the American Civil War.
Download or read book Report on the Navigation of the Mersey 1852 written by George Evans (Admiral.) and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Waterford Harbour written by Andrew Doherty and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2020-09-30 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Waterford harbour has centuries of tradition based on its extensive fishery and maritime trade. Steeped in history, customs and an enviable spirit, it was there that Andrew Doherty was born and raised amongst a treasure chest of stories spun by the fishermen, sailors and their families. As an adult he began to research these accounts and, to his surprise, found many were based on fact. In this book, Doherty will take you on a fascinating journey along the harbour, introduce you to some of its most important sites and people, the area's history, and some of its most fantastic tales. Dreaded press gangs who raided whole communities for crew, the search for buried gold and a ship seized by pirates, the horror of a German bombing of the rural idyll during the Second World War – on every page of this incredible account you will learn something of the maritime community of Waterford Harbour.
Download or read book Shipwreck Index of the British Isles Isles of Scilly Cornwall Devon Dorset written by Richard Larn and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Notices of Mariners written by U.S.A. Navy Department. Bureau of Equipment. Hydrographic Office and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 2030 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sailing Directions for the West Coasts of England and Wales written by United States. Hydrographic Office and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Shipwrecks of North Wales written by Ivor Wynne Jones and published by David & Charles Publishers. This book was released on 1973-01-01 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
