Shipwrecks of the Delaware coast
Subtitle: tales of pirates, squalls, and treasure
By: Pam George.
Publisher: History Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Charleston, SC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 126
ISBN-13: 9781596298668
Subjects: 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
Genres: Anecdotes
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. Hope, courage and calamity in the New World; title: Diamond in the rough; title: A path fraught with peril; title: Pirates and privateers; title: The curse of the moon cussers; title: Coin Beach; title: The tragedy of the faithful steward; title: The disappearance of the De Braak; title: pt. 2. Lighthouses, lightships, and lifesavers; title: An enduring icon; title: Stalwart sentinels; title: Floating beacons; title: Lifesaving and risk-taking; title: pt. 3. The elements of a disaster; title: The great white hurricane; title: The furious storm; title: Fire and ice; title: Smoke across the water; title: pt. 4. Close encounters : collisions at sea; title: The Champion and the Lady Octavia; title: The Cleopatra and the Crystal Wave; title: The Manhattan and the Agnes Manning; title: The City of Georgetown and the Prinz Oskar; title: The Elizabeth Palmer and the Washingtonian; title: The Moreno and the Enterprise; title: pt. 5. Wrecks in Rehoboth; title: Double trouble : the Merrimac and the Severn; title: Burl Ives comes to visit; title: Delaware's most spectacular shipwreck; title: pt. 6. Military casualties; title: Delaware does its part; title: A hero begets a hero; title: Caught in the fire; title: Facing the enemy; title: Blown to bits; title: Tragedy or travesty : the plight of the Cherokee; title: The Sun sets on the "Moon"; title: pt. 7. Mystery ships; title: In search of clues; title: The case of the Roosevelt Inlet shipwreck; title: The China wreck : known and unknown.