Shipwrecks of Massachusetts Bay

Shipwrecks of Massachusetts Bay
Author: Thomas Hall
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2012-08-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 1614236259

Massachusetts Bay stretches along the rocky coast and dangerously sandy shoals from Cape Ann to Cape Cod and gives the Bay State its distinctive shape and the Atlantic Ocean one of its largest graveyards. Author and longtime diver Thomas Hall guides us through the history of eight dreadful wrecks as we navigate around Mass Bay. Learn the sorrowful fate of the Portland and its crew during the devastating Portland Gale of 1898, how the City of Salisbury went down with its load of exotic zoo animals in the shadow of Graves Light and how the Forest Queen lost its precious cargo in a nor'easter. Hall provides updated research for each shipwreck, as well as insights into the technology, ship design and weather conditions unique to each wreck.

Storms and Shipwrecks of New England

Storms and Shipwrecks of New England
Author: Edward Rowe Snow
Publisher: Applewood Books
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2005-08-15
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1933212217

A classic by Edward Rowe Snow, first published in 1943 and updated in 1944 and again in 1946, Storms and Shipwrecks of New England relates what William P. Quinn calls ""stories of stormy adventure."" Jeremy D'Entremont has provided annotations to Snow's chapters, covering the pirate ship Whidah, the wreck of the City of Columbus, the Portland Gale, the 1938 hurricane, and more, bringing the information about the storms and shipwrecks up to date.

The New England Mariner Tradition: Old Salts, Superstitions, Shanties and Shipwrecks

The New England Mariner Tradition: Old Salts, Superstitions, Shanties and Shipwrecks
Author: Robert A. Geake
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 165
Release: 2013-10-22
Genre: History
ISBN: 1625847041

For over three centuries, New Englanders have set sail in search of fortune and adventure--yet death lurked on every voyage in the form of storms, privateers, disease and human error. In hope of being spared by the sea, superstitious mariners practiced cautionary rituals. During the winter of 1779, the crew aboard the "Family Trader" offered up gin to appease the squalling storms of Neptune. In the 1800s, after nearly fifty shipwrecks on Georges Bank between Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and Nova Scotia, a wizard paced the coast of Marblehead, shouting orders out to sea to guide passing ships to safety. As early as 1705, courageous settlers erected watch houses and lighted beacons at Beavertail Point outside Jamestown, Rhode Island, to aid mariners caught in the swells of Narragansett Bay. Join Robert A. Geake as he explores the forgotten traditions among New England mariners and their lives on land and sea.

A Brief History of Eastham

A Brief History of Eastham
Author: Don Wilding
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2017
Genre: History
ISBN: 162585904X

First known as Nauset, Eastham once reached across the eastern half of Cape Cod from Bass River to the tip of what is now Provincetown. The area was home to the Nauset tribe for thousands of years before exploration by Champlain and the Pilgrims, and it is now known as the "Gateway to the Cape Cod National Seashore." Whether it's the U.S. Life-Saving Service and its shipwreck rescues, Cape Cod's oldest windmill or tales of sea captains and rumrunners, Eastham is truly rich in history and tradition. Author Don Wilding wanders back in time through the Outer Cape's back roads, sand dunes and solitary beaches to uncover Eastham's fascinating past.

Shipwrecks North of Boston: Salem Bay

Shipwrecks North of Boston: Salem Bay
Author: Raymond H. Bates
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000
Genre: Salem Harbor (Mass.)
ISBN: 9781889833156

Salem's historic role as a major world port, combined with treacherous geography and unpredictable weather, has made Salem Bay the site of hundreds of shipwrecks. In the first comprehensive book on the subject, diver, historian, and shipwreck enthusiast Raymond H. Bates, Jr., writes vividly about everything from the loss of a British frigate in 1710 to the tragic fate of men on a rescue mission during the twentieth century's most destructive storm. He has also compiled the most complete list to date of shipwrecks in the waters off Salem recorded since the seventeenth century.

International Handbook of Underwater Archaeology

International Handbook of Underwater Archaeology
Author: Carol V. Ruppe
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 876
Release: 2013-11-11
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1461505356

Although underwater archaeology has assumed its rightful place as an important subdiscipline in the field, the published literature has not kept pace with the rapid increase in the number of both prehistoric and historic underwater sites. The editors have assembled an internationally distinguished roster of contributors to fill this gap. The book presents geographical and topical approaches, and focuses on technology, law, public and private institutional roles and goals, and the research and development of future technologies and public programs.