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Author : David M. Ferguson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780080412177
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (121 download)
Download or read book Shipwrecks of North East Scotland, 1444-1990 written by David M. Ferguson and published by . This book was released on 1991-01-01 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bella Bathurst
Publisher : HMH
ISBN 13 : 0544301617
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (443 download)
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
Author : Malcolm Archibald
Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 9781870325578
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (255 download)
Download or read book Sixpence for the Wind written by Malcolm Archibald and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 1998-09-30 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to the field of sealore, the collected wisdom and superstition of seafarers.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
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Author : John Smart Smith
Publisher : Mercat Press Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Old Aberdeen written by John Smart Smith and published by Mercat Press Books. This book was released on 1991 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Old Aberdeen charts the creation of the Burgh, the story of its Cathedral, the 17th century peaking of Old Aberdeen's economy (when its vitality of trade and manufactures excited concern from Aberdeen itself) and the occasionally slightly strained relationships between the college and the community over the years.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2456 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
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Author : Gavin Sutherland
Publisher : Centre for Scottish Studies University of Aberdeen
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
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Author : Dmitry Fedosov
Publisher : Centre for Scottish Studies University of Aberdeen
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
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Author : Ian Keillar
Publisher : Centre for Scottish Studies University of Aberdeen
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
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Author : Arthur James Wells
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1150 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
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Author : Alan Obin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780948646157
Total Pages : 886 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (461 download)
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Author : Kenneth Veitch
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1016 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)
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Author : Rose Arny
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2896 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
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Author : A. D. Morrison-Low
Publisher : National Museums of Scotland
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Books in Scotland written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 1068 pages
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Author : Colin Martin
Publisher : B.T. Batsford
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Scotland's Historic Shipwrecks written by Colin Martin and published by B.T. Batsford. This book was released on 1998 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describing six historic shipwrecks which took place off Scotland, from the time of the Spanish Armada to the 18th century. This text tells of their rediscovery and the archaeological investigation on the sea floor. Each shipwreck is set in its wider historical context.
