Taking the sea : perilous waters, sunken ships, and the true story of the legendary wrecker captains
Entry/Object ID
BK25256
Description
Early years -- The wrecker chronicles -- San Francisco Bay times -- The tragedy of Merritt’s Circassian -- Dynamite Johnny and the Umatilla -- Midwest and coastal operations -- Success, sealing, and the Arctic -- Failures follow accomplishment -- Wrecks--and a ghost ship -- No rewards without risk -- Used parts, scrap, and a new bow -- The decade of the Great War -- The roaring twenties -- The change of eras.
xiv, 304 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-295) and index.
Collection
Library Circulating Collection
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Book
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Other Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Search Terms
Salvage --United States --History., Shipwrecks --United States --History., Ship captains --United States --History.
Book Details
Author
Powers, Dennis M.
Place Published
City
New York, NY
State/Province
New York
Country
USA
Continent
North America
Ocean
East Coast of North America, Atlantic Ocean, World Ocean