1988 First Shipwrecks Along the Atlantic Coast Maine to Florida William P. Quinn

Description: OFFERING a 1988 FIRST EDITION OF "SHIPWRECKS ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST - A CHRONOLOGY OF MARITIME ACCIDENTS and DISASTERS FRON MAINE TO FLORIDA." BY WILLIAM P. QUINN SEE VIEWS ABOVE QUINN WAS A 4 YEAR WWII NAVAL PILOT AND LIVED IN ORLEANS ON CAPE CODSTATED FIRST EDITION PUBLISHED 1988 BY PARNASSUS IMPRINTS, ORLEANS, MASSACHUSETTS MASS MA PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES BY ARCATA GRAPHICS-HALLIDAY, BRAINTREE, MASS. PROFUSELY ILLULSTRATED WITH BLACK & WHITE ILLUSTRATIONS and LINE DRAWINGS, PLUS 16 PAGES of COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS MANY PHOTOS BY THE AUTHOR "The line drawings in this book are by Paul C. Morris of Nantucket, Massachusetts. Mr. Morris is a noted marine painter who is also a scrimshaw artist and maritime historian." VERY GOOD AS SHOWN VINTAGE CONDITION HARDCOVER BOOK IN A VERY GOOD DUSTJACKET DUSTJACKET IS IN MYLAR DUSTJACKET IS NOT PRICE-CLIPPED ($34.95) DUSTJACKET HAS CLOSED CORNER TEARSTHAT HAVE BEEN REPAIRED INTERNALLY WITH ARCHIVAL TAPE SIZE about 12 1/4" 232 PAGES INCLUDING A LIST OF PHOTOGRAPHSAND a BIBLIOGRAPHY NAVY BLUE CLOTH BOARDS WITH SILVER 4 MASTED SCHOONER ON THE COVER SILVER TITLE ON SPINE THE SPINE HAS A VERY SLIGHT "SWAY" TO ITTHE PAGE BOTTOM EDGES HAVE A SLIGHT RIPPLE, AND THE LAST 20 PAGES or so HAVE SOME FOXING AS WELL AS RIPPLING THIS DOES NOT DETRACT FROM THE CONTENTS A LOT OF INFORMATION IN THIS BOOK CONTENTS INCLUDE: CHAPTER 1 Atlantic Coast History. The early voyages, trade routes along the coastline. The Massachusetts Humane Society. The Mooncussers and the Life Savers. CHAPTER 2 The Revenue Cutter service. The Atlantic derelicts and their paths. The sailors superstitions and illusions. The Portland Gale of 1898. CHAPTER 3 The diverse Atlantic coastline from Maine to Florida. The development of the wireless radio. Jack Binns, the hero of the "Republic". CHAPTER 4 The decline of the sailing ships. The loss of the "Titanic". The North Atlantic ice patrols. The establishment of the U.S. Coast Guard. World War I. The Atlantic is conquered by the airplane. CHAPTER 5 The beautiful lighthouses along the Atlantic coast. The era of the rum runners. The S-4 tragedy and the loss of the "Vestris". CHAPTER 6 The saga of the Lightships. The "Morro Castle" disaster, the hurricane and aftermath in 1938. CHAPTER 7 The outbreak of World War II. The fire aboard the "Normandie", the submarine warfare in the Atlantic and the loss of the "Oakey L. Alexander". CHAPTER 8 The grounding of the battleship "Missouri". Two tankers break in half off Cape Cod. The aircraft carrier "Wasp" collides with the destroyer "Hobson". CHAPTER 9 The birth of the electronic age. The "Constellation" fire and the loss of the Atomic Submarine "Thresher". The Coast Guard battles drug smugglers. CHAPTER 10 The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel closed by a ship collision. The modern Lloyd's underwriters. Environmental concerns about oil spills and the wreck of the "Argo Merchant". Dangerous pesticide cargoes. CHAPTER 11 Underwater wrecks. Amateur divers seek treasures. Looking into submarines on the bottom. The Brig "de Braak", the "Santa Margarita" and the pirate ship "Widah". The discovery of the "Titanic" wreckage in 1985. CHAPTER 12 The loss of the "Marine Electric". Modern ice patrols. Loran navigation. The Maritime heritage of the United States.IF YOU'RE INTO NAUTICAL MARITIME HISTORY, THIS IS FOR YOUTHERE IS A WONDERFUL PHOTO OF THE SHIP "ETRUSCO" SHIPWRECKED IN SCITUATE, MASSACHUSETTS ON MARCH 15, 1956 RIGHT UP AGAINST THE OUTER EDGE OF CEDAR POINT IT'S A WONDER THIS DIDN'T WIPE OUT HOMES, OR EVEN THE LIGHTHOUSE THERE WAS NO SEA WALL AT THAT TIME ON THAT SIDE, JUST SAND and ROCKS I REMEMBER STANDING UNDER THIS HUGE 444 FOOT SHIP JUST UNDER THE PROPELLER I'LL NEVER FORGET IT THE SHIP SAT THERE FOR QUITE A WHILE, UNTIL SHE WAS TOWED OFF - I THINK THE FOLLOWING YEAR WONDERFUL PHOTO ON THE BACK DUSTJACKET COVER SHOWING THE 190 FOOT VENEZUELAN SHIP "MERCEDES I" CRASHED UP AGAINST A SEAWALL NEXT DOOR TO THE KENNEDY ESTATE IN PALM SPRINGS, FLORIDA, ON NOVEMBER 22, 1984 A LARGE OVERSIZED HEAVY BOOK BID NOW! BUYER PREPAYS PLUS SHIPPING AUCTIONS MUST BE PAID WITHIN 7 DAYS OF AUCTION END BY PAY PAL FOREIGN SHIPPING ARRANGED MASSACHUSETTS CUSTOMERS ADD 6.25% SALES TAX WE'LL SHIP ANYWHERE AS LONG AS YOU PAY THE SHIPPING!

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