Shipwrecks, Sea Raiders, and Maritime Disasters Along the Delmarva Coast, 1632-2004

by Donald G. Shomette

Cowinner, John Lyman Book Award in U.S. Maritime History, North American Society for Oceanic History

Nor'easters, blizzards, and hurricanes. Spanish galleons, German U-boats, and presidential yachts. Pirates and privateers. The ephemeral and deadly nature of islands, dunes, inlets, and shoals. The history of the Delmarva Peninsula's Atlantic coast is rich with tales of fantasy and adventure, heroism and tragedy, greed and charity. Claiming...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801886708
• ISBN13: 9780801886706
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.4" x 10.2"