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Author : Van R. Field
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780966022407
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (224 download)
Download or read book Wrecks and Rescues on Long Island written by Van R. Field and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Van R. Field
Publisher : History Press Library Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781540204608
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (46 download)
Download or read book Mayday! written by Van R. Field and published by History Press Library Editions. This book was released on 2008-02 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From valiant rescues to sorrowful disasters, the eastern shore of Long Island is home to a riveting collection of maritime lore. Since the mid-1600s, eastern Long Island s shoals, sandbars and assorted submerged hazards have caused many an unlucky vessel to become shipwrecked. The frequency of wrecks rose to a grim crescendo during the mid-nineteenth century as New York and New England peaked as shipping centers. Then came the dawn of the twentieth century and the arrival of advanced navigational aids. Although the number of wrecks declined, the high drama persisted as rumrunners and German submarines kept the coast humming with rumors and anticipation. In MAYDAY!, author Van R. Field painstakingly assembles a compendium of Long Island s most harrowing, amazing and notorious shipwrecks and ocean-going incidents."
Author : Van Field
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 162584378X
Total Pages : 93 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (258 download)
Download or read book Mayday! written by Van Field and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008-02-01 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From dramatic rescues to coastal catastrophes, a riveting collection of maritime lore from the eastern shore of Long Island. Since the mid-1600s, eastern Long Island’s shoals, sandbars, and assorted submerged hazards have caused many an unlucky vessel to become shipwrecked. The frequency of wrecks rose to a grim crescendo during the mid-nineteenth century, as New York and New England peaked as shipping centers. Then came the dawn of the twentieth century and the arrival of advanced navigational aids. Although the number of wrecks declined, the high drama persisted—as rumrunners and German submarines kept the coast humming with rumors and anticipation. This book painstakingly assembles a compendium of Long Island’s most harrowing, amazing, and notorious shipwrecks and ocean-going incidents for a thrilling and sometimes terrifying read.
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 : Adam M. Grohman
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0578008076
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (78 download)
Download or read book Claimed by the Sea - Long Island Shipwrecks written by Adam M. Grohman and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-06-02 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Claimed by the Sea - Long Island Shipwrecks - provides an intimate look at eleven shipwrecks and maritime disasters that occurred in the waters of New York and Long Island. Diver, researcher and author Adam Grohman dives into the archives to explore the histories of various wrecks including the Savannah, Lexington, U.S.S. Ohio, Circassian, Seawanhaka, Oregon, Louis V. Place, General Slocum, U.S.S. San Diego, Andrea Doria, and the Gwendoline Steers. The chapters provide an in depth history of the vessel, the circumstances surrounding their eventual demise, and subsequent exploration by divers and explorers. Claimed by the Sea is heavily illustrated and contains extensive footnotes, source listings and several appendices including a glossary of nautical and diving terminology. Claimed by the Sea is an excellent opportunity for armchair historians and seasoned underwater explorers to dip beneath the waves of history to explore the tragedy and triumph of man versus the sea.
Author : Robert Bennet Forbes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Notes on Some Few of the Wrecks and Rescues During the Present Century written by Robert Bennet Forbes and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bill Bleyer
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439666601
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)
Download or read book Long Island and the Sea written by Bill Bleyer and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2019-04-08 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than five centuries, the waterways surrounding Long Island have profoundly shaped its history. Familiar subjects of lighthouses, shipwrecks and whaling are found alongside oft-forgotten oddities such as Pan-American flying boats landing in Manhasset Bay in the early days of transatlantic flight. From the British blockade and skirmishes during the American Revolution to the sinking of merchant vessels by Germany in World War II, the sea brought wars to these shores. By the later part of the 20th century, Gold Coast millionaires commuted in high-speed yachts to Manhattan offices as the island's wealth grew. Historian Bill Bleyer reveals Long Island's nautical bonds from the Native Americans to current efforts to preserve the region's maritime heritage.
Author : Bill Bleyer
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439663483
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)
Download or read book Fire Island Lighthouse written by Bill Bleyer and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2017-05-15 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first Fire Island Lighthouse was constructed in 1826 after numerous shipwrecks along the barrier island. A replacement tower built in 1858 incorporated innovations in lighthouse design such as the Fresnel lens. Vessels anchored offshore, known as lightships, augmented the lighthouse for many years. The Coast Guard shut down the site in 1973. Through the efforts of the Fire Island Lighthouse Preservation Society and the National Park Service, the beautiful structure was meticulously restored and the tower relit in 1986. Along with a selection of wonderful color photographs depicting the grandeur of the lighthouse, author Bill Bleyer charts the history of Long Island's cherished Fire Island Lighthouse.
Author : Fred E. Woods
Publisher : Cedar Fort Publishing & Media
ISBN 13 : 1462107664
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (621 download)
Download or read book Divine Providence: The Wreck and Rescue of the Julia Ann written by Fred E. Woods and published by Cedar Fort Publishing & Media. This book was released on 2023-04-24 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "They that go down to the sea . . . these see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep. . . . Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!" —Psalm 107:23–24, 31 Many pioneers' journey began long before the trail across the plains. Brigham Young University professor Fred Woods' quest to learn more of these unheralded "sail before the trail" travels unearthed the little-known story of the Julia Ann, which shipwrecked in 1855. A group of Australian saints en route to the Salt Lake Valley was on board the Julia Ann that fateful night, ending with the survivors stranded on a desert island with little food and water. In Divine Providence, Woods unveils the story of these forgotten immigrants, who were involved in the only documented seafaring crash involving Mormon immigrants that resulted in the loss of human life. Their story will reveal the power of God in the preservation of these saints' lives and will instill a sense of admiration for their perseverance along the unheralded pathways to Zion.
Author : J. H. WALKER (Captain.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (2 download)
Download or read book The Wreck, the Rescue, and the Massacre ... An Account of the Loss of the Barque “Thomas King” on Cato's Reef, New Holland, in April, 1852. By J. H. W. Edited by the Rev. J. Binns written by J. H. WALKER (Captain.) and published by . This book was released on 1853 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Van R. Field
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738535913
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (359 download)
Download or read book New Jersey Coast Guard Stations and Rumrunners written by Van R. Field and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With its many inlets, points, and coves, the coast of New Jersey stood out as a haven for rumrunners brazenly thumbing their nose at the federal government during Prohibition. New Jersey was also recognized as the birthplace of the federal government's shore-based units of the United States Coast Guard, the organization charged at that time with stopping the flow of "demon run" into America. With its vivid images, New Jersey Coast Guard Stations and Rumrunners revives the days when New Jersey's "coasties" stood toe-to-toe with the rumrunners of the 1920s and 1930s.
Author : Arthur S. Mattson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780615294391
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (943 download)
Download or read book Water and Ice written by Arthur S. Mattson and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Mariners Weather Log written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mariners Weather Log contains articles, news and information about marine weather events and phenomenon, storms at sea, weather forecasting, the NWS Voluntary Observing Ship (VOS) Program, Port Meteorological Officers (PMOs), cooperating ships officers, and their vessels. It provides meteorological information to the maritime community, and contains a comprehensive chronicle on marine weather. It recognizes ships officers for their efforts as voluntary weather observers, and allows NWS to maintain contact with and communicate with over 10,000 shipboard observers (ships officers) in the merchant marine, NOAA Corps, Coast Guard, Navy, etc.
Author : Stories
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (5 download)
Download or read book Stories of the sea in former days, narratives of wreck and rescue written by Stories and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : James P. Barry
Publisher : San Diego, Calif. : Howell-North Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Wrecks and Rescues of the Great Lakes written by James P. Barry and published by San Diego, Calif. : Howell-North Books. This book was released on 1981 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Captain Robert F. Bennett
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625855311
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (258 download)
Download or read book The Deadly Shipwrecks of the Powhattan & New Era on the Jersey Shore written by Captain Robert F. Bennett and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015-04-20 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1854, two horrendous shipwrecks took place off the New Jersey coast. The Powhattan and the New Era were both American-flag sailing packet ships carrying hopeful European immigrants to new lives in America. The ships ran aground on the offshore sandbars along the shoreline between Sandy Hook and Little Egg Inlet, claiming the lives of many passengers and crew. The staggering casualties finally prompted calls from the public and politicians for reforms to the system for rescues that the federal government had in place. The tragedies ultimately resulted in changes that prevented countless similar deaths. This unique and gripping account offers minute-by-minute details of the deadly wrecks, their causes and their final outcomes.
Author : James D. Charlet
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493035894
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)
Download or read book Shipwrecks of the Outer Banks written by James D. Charlet and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-02-15 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 6,000 ships have met their doom in the waters along the North Carolina coast, weaving a rich history of tragedy, drama, and heroics along these picturesque beaches. Men have lost their lives and fortunes, and heroes have been made where the combination of mixing currents, treacherous coastline and shifting underwater sandbars spells disaster for even the most seasoned sailor. These are the stories of daring rescues, tragic failures, enduring mysteries, buried treasure, and fascinating legends.
