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Graveyard of the Atlantic : shipwrecks of the North Carolina coast / by David Stick ; illustrated by Frank Stick.

Stick, David, 1919-2009 (author.). Stick, Frank, (illustrator.).

Summary:

A thrilling record of storms and stress, of cruel seas and shifting sands, of broken ships, tragedy and gallantry is set down in this book.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0807806226
  • ISBN: 0807842613
  • ISBN: 9780807806227
  • ISBN: 9780807842614
  • Physical Description: ix, 276 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [1952]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Publisher, dates, and paging may vary.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-264) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The Outer Banks, 1526-1814 -- Shipwrecks become news, 1815-1838 -- The steam packet Pulaski, 1838 -- The toll mounts, 1838-1860 -- Ironclads and blockade runners, 1861-1865 -- Catching up on lost trade, 1866-1877 -- The Huron, 1877 -- The Metropolis, 1878 -- Each man a hero, 1878-1893 -- The long day of Dunbar Davis, 1893 -- Shipwrecks as a business, 1893-1899 -- San Ciriaco, 1899 -- From sail to steam, 1899-1918 -- Unguarded shores, 1918 -- Peacetime enemy, 1919-1941 -- The U-boats return, 1942-1945 -- The romance is gone, 1946 -- Vessels totally lost on the North Carolina Coast.
Subject:
Historic sites > North Carolina.
Shipwrecks > North Carolina.
North Carolina > Antiquities.
Outer Banks (N.C.)

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  • 125 of 132 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at McDowell County Public Library.

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