Graveyard of the Atlantic : shipwrecks of the North Carolina coast / by David Stick ; illustrated by Frank Stick.
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]
- Copyright: ©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.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | 910.45 STI (Text) | 37810435628143 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Old Fort Branch Library | NC910.45/STI (Text) | 37810433618591 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
