| Outer Banks Shipwrecks: Graveyard of the Atlantic Contributor(s): Riddle, Mary Ellen (Author) |
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ISBN: 1467124109 ISBN-13: 9781467124102 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - History | Maritime History & Piracy - Transportation | Ships & Shipbuilding - History |
| Dewey: 910.452 |
| LCCN: 2016937469 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.3" W x 9.1" (0.70 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - North Carolina |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ever since ships began navigating the coast of North Carolina, the area has maintained a reputation for being dangerous. Weather, geography, war, piracy, and human error have all contributed to this dense shipwreck zone. Today, the reg |
Contributor Bio(s): Riddle, Mary Ellen: - Mary Ellen Riddle is the education curator at the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Hatteras. She has researched more than 100 shipwrecks that occurred within the Graveyard of the Atlantic from the 1600s through the 1900s. Both topside and underwater photography show the variety of watercraft in the area--from wooden lifeboats to a German submarine. The images in this book were gathered from private and public collections, including those of the North Carolina Maritime Museum system. |