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Shipwrecks of the Delaware coast : tales of pirates, squalls, & treasure / Pam George.

Title
Shipwrecks of the Delaware coast : tales of pirates, squalls, & treasure / Pam George.
Author
George, Pam
Publication
Charleston, SC : History Press, 2010.

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Description
126 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
Subject
  • Shipwrecks > Delaware > History
  • Seafaring life > Delaware > History
  • Pirates > Delaware > History
  • Lighthouses > Delaware > History
  • Delaware > History > Anecdotes
  • Atlantic Coast (Del.) > History > Anecdotes
  • Delaware Bay (Del. and N.J.) > History > Anecdotes
  • Delaware River (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.) > History > Anecdotes
  • Delaware > History, Naval > Anecdotes
Genre/Form
  • Anecdotes
  • History
  • Naval history
  • Books.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [123]-126).
Contents
pt. I. Hope, courage and calamity in the New World -- Diamond in the rough -- A path fraught with peril -- Pirates and privateers -- The curse of the moon cussers -- Coin Beach -- The tragedy of the Faithful Steward -- The disappearance of the De Braak -- pt. II. Lighthouses, lightships and lifesavers -- An enduring icon -- Stalwart sentinels -- Floating beacons -- Lifesaving and risk-taking -- pt. III. The elements of a disaster -- The great white hurricane -- The furious storm -- Fire and ice -- Smoke across the water -- pt. IV. Close encounters : collisions at sea -- The Champion and the Lady Octavia -- The Cleopatra and the Crystal Wave -- The Manhattan and the Agnes Manning -- The City of Georgetown and the Prinz Oskar -- The Elizabeth Palmer and the Washingtonian -- The Moreno and the Enterprise -- pt. V. Wrecks in Rehoboth -- Double trouble : the Merrimac and the Severn -- Burl Ives comes to visit -- Delaware's most spectacular shipwreck -- pt. VI. Military casualties -- Delaware does its part -- A hero begets a hero -- Caught in the fire -- Facing the enemy -- Blown to bits -- Tragedy or travesty : the plight of the Cherokee -- The Sun sets on the "Moon" -- pt. VII. Mystery ships -- In search of clues -- The case of the Roosevelt Inlet shipwreck -- The China wreck : known and unknown.
ISBN
  • 9781596298668 (pbk.)
  • 1596298669 (pbk.)
LCCN
^^2010009746
OCLC
  • 560553828
  • SCSB-10573537
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library