Great Shipwrecks of the Maine Coast
| AUTHOR | D'Entremont, Jeremy |
| PUBLISHER | Commonwealth Editions (08/01/2010) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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No one knows the maritime history of the Northeast any better than Jeremy D'Entremont, and with this small volume he begins a series of histories about the shipwrecks, lighthouses, and sea heroes of New England. The book begins with the hurricane of 1635, one of the worst recorded hurricanes in regional history, and the ship Angel Gabriel, which sank at anchor off of Pemaquid during the hurricane. Other accounts include a 1710 wreck at Boon Island which, in its day, was as sensational as Mutiny on the Bounty. Four men were killed and the remaining two dozen had to resort to extraordinary measures to survive. Also here are the Penobscot Expedition, America's worst naval defeat until Pearl Harbor; a famous circus ship that foundered off Vinalhaven in 1836; and the mysterious explosion of a motorboat in 1941, which killed all 34 people on board. D'Entremont's authoritative history and skillful storytelling are illustrated by archival black-and-white photographs and etchings.
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Product Details
ISBN-13:
9780981943060
ISBN-10:
0981943063
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
128
Carton Quantity:
54
Product Dimensions:
6.06 x 0.43 x 9.10 inches
Weight:
0.46 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Price on Product,
Table of Contents,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
History | United States - State & Local - New England (CT, MA, ME, NH,
History | General
History | Ships & Shipbuilding - General
Dewey Decimal:
910.916
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No one knows the maritime history of the Northeast any better than D'Entremont, and with this small volume he begins a series of histories about the shipwrecks, lighthouses, and sea heroes of New England. Includes archival black-and-white photos and etchings.
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No one knows the maritime history of the Northeast any better than Jeremy D'Entremont, and with this small volume he begins a series of histories about the shipwrecks, lighthouses, and sea heroes of New England. The book begins with the hurricane of 1635, one of the worst recorded hurricanes in regional history, and the ship Angel Gabriel, which sank at anchor off of Pemaquid during the hurricane. Other accounts include a 1710 wreck at Boon Island which, in its day, was as sensational as Mutiny on the Bounty. Four men were killed and the remaining two dozen had to resort to extraordinary measures to survive. Also here are the Penobscot Expedition, America's worst naval defeat until Pearl Harbor; a famous circus ship that foundered off Vinalhaven in 1836; and the mysterious explosion of a motorboat in 1941, which killed all 34 people on board. D'Entremont's authoritative history and skillful storytelling are illustrated by archival black-and-white photographs and etchings.
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Author:
D'Entremont, Jeremy
Jeremy D Entremont, along with being called New England s foremost lighthouse authority, is Historian for the American Lighthouse Foundation, founder of Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse, the owner and tour operator for New England Lighthouse Tours, and the webmaster of New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide at www.lighthouse.cc. He has been researching, writing, and photographing the lighthouses of New England since the mid-1980 s. Jeremy has written more than 300 magazine articles, in publications including Lighthouse Digest and The Keepers Log, and he is the author of the lighthouse entry in The World Book Encyclopedia. His photos have been published in many magazines, including Soundings, Offshore, and Captain s Guide.
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