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Mary Celeste: The Greatest Mystery of the Sea

Autor Paul Begg
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 8 dec 2006
Mary Celeste is an iconic mystery - a perfectly seaworthy ship found wandering aimlessly at sea, her crew strangely and inexplicably missing.
Paul Begg tells the story of the discovery of Mary Celeste and the people who vanished, and investigates over a century’s worth of speculation and survivors’ tales, searching for the facts behind one of the world’s great mysteries.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781405836210
ISBN-10: 1405836210
Pagini: 300
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

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General

Cuprins

List of maps and illustrations.  Acknowledgements.  1   The ocean wanderer.  2   Spencer's Island.  3   Benjamin Spooner Briggs.  4   The crew.  5   The voyage.  6   Meet Mr Frederick Solly Flood.  7   Meanwhile.  8   Wild and fanciful  tales.  9   From Hammer to Goon to postage stamp.  10 Other maritime mysteries.  11 Theories of abandonement.  12 Afterwards.  13 Mary Celeste - found?  Appendix I   J. Habakuk Jephson's statement.  Appendix II  Transcript of the Gibralter Proceedings.  Appendix III Edge of the Sepia: The Life of George Mozart, by John Murray Gillings.  Bibliography.  Index.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Recenzii

‘A fascinating read - one that goes well beyond mere detective story to make a subtle examination of the reasons why this case has lived on in the public consciousness.’
NUMAST Telegraph
 
 ‘A readable, intelligent, account of the history of the ship, the cast of characters and what is believed to be the recent discovery of wreckage identified as being part of Marie Celeste.’
World Ship Review

Descriere

This book returns to the facts of one of the greatest maritime and historical mysteries. This book returns to the facts. Accompanied by photos of the people involved and maps of the area, this is an accessibly written, intelligent and thorough history, including the historical background of the ship; the histories of the cast of characters; the theories and the story to date, including the recent discovery of the wreckage.