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A piercing voyage into peril and persistence, Derelicts recreates the human stories stitched through ships that vanished at sea and the blockade runners that threaded peril with purpose. This edition presents James Sprunt's compelling maritime history narrative as a vivid historical... Read Full Overview

"Derelicts: An Account of Ships Lost at Sea in General Commercial Traffic and a Brief History of Blockade Runners Stranded Along the North Carolina Coast 1861-1865," by James Sprunt, offers a compelling glimpse into a pivotal period of maritime and Civil War history. This... Read Full Overview

Derelicts is a historical account of ships that were lost at sea during general commercial traffic and a brief history of blockade runners that were stranded along the North Carolina coast during the American Civil War from 1861-1865. Written by James Sprunt and originally published... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc... Read Full Overview

Derelicts is a non-fiction book written by James Sprunt and published in 1920. The book provides an account of ships lost at sea in general commercial traffic and a brief history of blockade runners stranded along the North Carolina coast during the American Civil War from 1861... Read Full Overview

Derelicts is a historical account of ships that were lost at sea during general commercial traffic, as well as a brief history of blockade runners that were stranded along the North Carolina coast between 1861 and 1865. Written by James Sprunt and first published in 1920, the... Read Full Overview