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Author : Richard Larn
Publisher : Pan
ISBN 13 : 9780330251679
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (516 download)
Download or read book Devon Shipwrecks written by Richard Larn and published by Pan. This book was released on 1977-01-01 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David Cressy
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192678140
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (926 download)
Download or read book Shipwrecks and the Bounty of the Sea written by David Cressy and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022-08-11 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shipwrecks and the Bounty of the Sea is a work of social history examining community relationships, law, and seafaring over the long early modern period. It explores the politics of the coastline, the economy of scavenging, and the law of 'wreck of the sea' from the beginning of the reign of Elizabeth I to the end of the reign of George II. England's coastlines were heavily trafficked by naval and commercial shipping, but an unfortunate percentage was cast away or lost. Shipwrecks were disasters for merchants and mariners, but opportunities for shore dwellers. As the proverb said, it was an ill wind that blew nobody any good. Lords of manors, local officials, officers of the Admiralty, and coastal commoners competed for maritime cargoes and the windfall of wreckage, which they regarded as providential godsends or entitlements by right. A varied haul of commodities, wines, furnishings, and bullion came ashore, much of it claimed by the crown. The people engaged in salvaging these wrecks came to be called 'wreckers', and gained a reputation as violent and barbarous plunderers. Close attention to statements of witnesses and reports of survivors shows this image to be largely undeserved. Dramatic evidence from previously unexplored manuscript sources reveals coastal communities in action, collaborating as well as competing, as they harvested the bounty of the sea.
Author : Jessica Berry
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781445606743
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (67 download)
Download or read book South Devon's Shipwreck Trail written by Jessica Berry and published by . This book was released on 2013-09-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is always a good story in a shipwreck. The tales from survivors, or frequently from those who tried to rescue them, are often astonishing in the accounts of bravery and self-sacrifice they reveal. Britain's long maritime past can be traced through the shipwrecks off our coasts. The South Devon coast has a rich maritime past, which archaeologists have been able to link to the Bronze Age. Some of the oldest shipwrecks in Northern Europe lie off this coast and there is evidence of a seaborne prehistoric trade in metals and a later trade with Byzantium. Ships in the area helped transport troops to Brittany at the beginning of the Hundred Years War, four ships were sent to fight the Spanish Armada of 1588, and during the Second World War the area served as a staging post for the Normandy Landings. This guide, with original illustrations, is essential reading for coastal walkers and kayakers with an interest in good stories to accompany them. Rather than a blank canvas as they look out to sea, readers will be able to relive these gripping stories, seeing the shipwrecks in their mind's eye.
Author : Victoria Sandz
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 078642902X
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Western Atlantic Shipwrecks and Sunken Treasure written by Victoria Sandz and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2006-10-25 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From aerial survey to zoology, Part I of this two-part encyclopedia covers all aspects of underwater archeology, treasure hunting and salvaging. For example, entries are included for different types of artifacts, notable treasure hunters, the various salvaging equipment, and techniques in mapping and excavating. Part II covers the shipwrecks themselves, dividing them into 13 geographical categories. Beginning with the northernmost category (Canada) and ending with the southernmost (South America), every known shipwreck--both identified and unidentified--receives an entry in alphabetical order under its appropriate geographical category. Entries are by name, such as Andrea Gail, Titanic, and Queen Ann's Revenge. Unidentified is used when a shipwreck's name remains unknown. Entries give the nationality (e.g., Spanish, British, American), type (schooner, frigate, brig are three), function (examples: slave transportation, piracy, fishing), location and history of the shipwreck.
Author : James D. Taylor
Publisher : Algora Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1628944943
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (289 download)
Download or read book Ships and Shipwrecks of the Late Tudor Era written by James D. Taylor and published by Algora Publishing. This book was released on 2022 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In the 1500s, British ships plied the seas laden with precious spices, Spanish silver, war matériel, and adventurous souls. Many went to the bottom, leaving only tantalizing hints, sparse records and a few legends. This unique collection of logs, data and narratives from 1547-1603 brings them to life"--
Author : Charles W. N. Ingram
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 ( download)
Download or read book Shipwrecks written by Charles W. N. Ingram and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Donald G. Shomette
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801886706
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (867 download)
Download or read book Shipwrecks, Sea Raiders, and Maritime Disasters Along the Delmarva Coast, 1632–2004 written by Donald G. Shomette and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2007-12-17 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring the accounts of twenty-five ill-starred vessels -- some notorious and some forgotten until now -- this anthology provides a fascinating history of a local maritime culture and charts how the catastrophic events along the Delmarva coast significantly affected U.S. merchant shipping as a whole.
Author : Richard Larn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781899383351
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (833 download)
Download or read book Shipwrecks of South Devon written by Richard Larn and published by . This book was released on 2000-02-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David John Starkey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Sources for a New Maritime History of Devon written by David John Starkey and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Serena Cant
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781848020443
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (24 download)
Download or read book England's Shipwreck Heritage written by Serena Cant and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do characters as diverse as Alfred the Great, the architect Sir Christopher Wren, diarist Samuel Pepys and the Victorian poet Gerard Manley Hopkins have in common? All had some involvement in shipwrecks: in causing, recording or salvaging them. This book examines a variety of wrecks from logboats, Roman galleys and medieval cogs to East Indiamen, grand ocean liners, fishing boats and warships - all are woven into the history of shipwrecks along the coastline of England and in her territorial waters.Wrecks are not just physically embedded in this marine landscape - they are also an intrinsic part of a domestic cultural landscape with links that go beyond the navy, mercantile marine and fishing trade. Evidence of shipwrecks is widespread: in literature, in domestic architecture and as a major component of industrial archaeology. Shipwrecks also transcend national boundaries, forming tangible monuments to the movement of goods and people between nations in war and peace. In peacetime they link the architecture and monuments of different countries, from shipyards to factories, warehouses to processing plants; in time of war wrecks have formed a landscape scattered across the oceans, linking friend and foe in common heritage.England's Shipwreck Heritage explores the type of evidence we have for shipwrecks and their causes, including the often devastating effects fo the natural environment and human-led disaster. Ships at war, global trade and the movement of people - such as passengers, convict transports and the slave trade - are also investigated. Along the way we meet the white elephant who perished in 1730, the medieval merchant who pursued a claim for compensation for nearly 20 years, the most famous privateer for the American revolutionary wars and the men who held their nerve in the minesweeper trawls of the First World War. Highly illustrated and based on extensive new research, this book will appeal to anyone with an interest in England's maritime heritage.
Author : Peter Mitchell
Publisher : peter mitchell
ISBN 13 : 9780952283119
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (831 download)
Download or read book The Wrecker's Guide to South West Devon written by Peter Mitchell and published by peter mitchell. This book was released on 1992-05-31 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Richard Larn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780900528880
Total Pages : 704 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (288 download)
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:
Author : TOM BENNETT
Publisher : TOM Bennett (Shipwreck Historian)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book SHIPWRECKS FOR WALKERS VOL 1 written by TOM BENNETT and published by TOM Bennett (Shipwreck Historian) . This book was released on with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every half mile of Britain's coastline has seen a shipwreck. It is not surprising that between the boulders or under the sand lie the remains of long lost ships. This book identifies and gives the stories of some 50 wrecks that can be seen at low water around the UK. Go shipwreck hunting on foot and explore Britain's maritime past.
Author : Peter Mitchell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (56 download)
Download or read book The Wrecker's Guide to South West Devon written by Peter Mitchell and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Tom McCarthy
Publisher : Nomad Press
ISBN 13 : 1619304724
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (193 download)
Download or read book Pirates and Shipwrecks written by Tom McCarthy and published by Nomad Press. This book was released on 2016-10-24 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Daniel Collins and the crew of the Betsey set sail for Cuba in 1824, they have no idea of the horrors that lie ahead. This is just one of the stories in a collection of five true tales about pirates and shipwrecks that introduces readers to the perils of the high seas. Pirates and Shipwrecks: True Stories is the first book in the Mystery & Mayhem series for 9–12 year olds, which features true tales that whet kids’ appetites for history by engaging them in genres with proven track records—mystery and adventure. History is made of near misses, unexplained disappearances, unsolved mysteries, and bizarre events that are almost too weird to be true—almost! The Mystery & Mayhem series delves into the past to provide kids with a jumping-off point into a lifelong habit of appreciating history. Each of the true tales in Pirates and Shipwrecks, including stories about pirate Barbarossa and adventurer John Franklin, is paired with interesting facts about the setting, industry, and time period. A glossary and index provide the opportunity to use essential academic tools. These nonfiction narratives use clear, concise language with compelling plots, drawing in both avid and reluctant readers.
Author : Jeremy Seal
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1509815740
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (98 download)
Download or read book The Wreck at Sharpnose Point written by Jeremy Seal and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-11-19 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a captivating mystery of the best kind - the sort that really happened. While walking through a cliff-top graveyard in the village of Morwenstow on the coast of Cornwall, Jeremy Seal stumbled across a wooden figurehead which once adorned the Caledonia, a ship wrecked on the coast below in 1842. Through further investigation, he began to suspect the locals, and in particular the parson, Robert Hawker, of luring the ship to her destruction on Cornwall's jagged shore. Wrecking is known to have been widespread along several stretches of England's coast. But is that what happened in Morwenstow? Seal weaves history, travelogue and vivid imaginative reconstruction into a marvellous piece of detective work.
Author : Richard Larn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Shipwrecks of Great Britain and Ireland written by Richard Larn and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
