Mayday!: Shipwrecks, Tragedies & Tales from Long Island's Eastern Shore Van R. Field

Mayday!: Shipwrecks, Tragedies & Tales from Long Island's Eastern Shore

Author: Van R. Field
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Book Title
Mayday!: Shipwrecks, Tragedies & Tales from Long Island's Eastern Shore
Author
Van R. Field
ISBN
9781540204608
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 themid-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."Binding Type: HardcoverAuthor: Van R. FieldPublisher: History Press Library EditionsPublished: 02/01/2008ISBN: 9781540204608Pages: 106Weight: 0.69lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d
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."

Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Van R. Field
Publisher: History Press Library Editions
Published: 02/01/2008
ISBN: 9781540204608
Pages: 106
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d
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."

Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Van R. Field
Publisher: History Press Library Editions
Published: 02/01/2008
ISBN: 9781540204608
Pages: 106
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d