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Florida's shipwrecksEntry/Object ID
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127 pages : chiefly photographs ; 24 cm
Florida's shipwrecks by Barnette.
Selected steamers: Terra Ceia -- Magic City -- Chatham -- America -- Zeeburg.
The Sunshine State has a rich maritime history spanning more than five centuries. Tragically, part of that history includes thousands of ships that have met their fates in Florida waters. Potentially more than 5,000 shipwrecks reside off Florida’s 1,200 miles of coastline, with hundreds more lost in the state’s interior rivers. In and of itself, the Florida Keys archipelago, consisting of approximately 1,700 islands stretching 200 miles, is littered with the remains of close to 1,000 shipwrecks. In fact, many features of the Florida Keys were named after various shipwreck events, such as Fowey Rocks, which earned its name after the 1748 wrecking of the British warship HMS Fowey, and Alligator Reef, where the schooner USS Alligator met her demise in 1822. Florida’s Shipwrecks utilizes captivating images to illustrate dramatic stories of danger and peril at sea, introducing readers to a fascinating cross-section of Florida’s shipwreck history.
Contents: After the storm -- River of gold -- Coursing waters -- Legacy of war -- That sinking feeling.Collection
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Shipwrecks -- Florida -- Pictorial works., Shipwrecks., Crane, Stephen, 1871-1900., Terra Ceia (steamer)., Magic City (steamer)., Chatham (steamer)., America (steamer)., Zeeburg (Dutch steamer).Publication Details
Author
Barnette, MichaelPublisher
Arcadia PublishingPlace Published
* Untyped Place Published
Charleston, SCCall No.
G 525 .B266 2008ISBN
9780738554136LCCN
2008921895