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The Wreckers de John Viele

The Wreckers: Florida Keys (Paperback), cartea 03

Autor John Viele
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 apr 2011
In this third book in a series on the history of the Florida Keys, John Viele tells the true story of the Florida Keys wreckers, the daring seamen who sailed out in fair weather or foul to save lives and property from ships cast up on the unforgiving Florida Reef in the passage south of the Florida Keys, one of the most dangerous in the world, having claimed thousands of ships and lives. In the 1850s, the heyday of the wreckers, ships were piling up on the reef at the rate of nearly one a week. Salvaging these wrecks was a highly competitive and hazardous gamble of the lives, limbs, and vessels of the wreckers against an often elusive gain.

From the archives of the federal court at Key West, or wrecking court, and from contemporary letters, diaries, and newspaper articles, the author has captured the drama of the lives and times of the Florida Keys wreckers with accuracy and clarity. Richly illustrated with drawings from nineteenth-century magazines and newspapers, artists concepts of wrecking scenes, and reproductions of old paintings and photographs, this book will fascinate sailors and landlubbers alike."

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781561644964
ISBN-10: 156164496X
Pagini: 199
Ilustrații: b&w illustrations
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Editura: Pineapple Press, Inc.
Seria Florida Keys (Paperback)

Recenzii

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Notă biografică

John Viele is a retired naval officer and a former submarine commander now living on Cudjoe Key. A lifelong interest in history and a deep love for the Florida Keys led him to research and write Keys history stories for local newspapers and magazines. He is the author of the first two volumes in the Florida Keys series, A History of the Pioneers and True Stories of the Perilous Straits, also published by Pineapple Press.

Descriere

In the 1850s, the heyday of the Keys wreckers--daring seamen who saved lives and property from ships cast up on the Florida reef--ships were piling up on the reef at the rate of nearly one a week. Salvaging these wrecks was a highly competitive and hazardous gamble of the lives, limbs, and vessels of the wreckers against an often elusive gain.