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 more than 2,300 vessels since 1632, it rivals
North Carolina's Outer Banks for the infamous title "The Graveyard
of the Atlantic."
Maritime historian Donald G. Shomette brings these stories to
life. Featuring the accounts of twenty-five ill-starred vessels --
some notorious and some forgotten until now -- this anthology
provides a fascinating history of a local maritime culture and
charts how the catastrophic events along this shore significantly
affected U.S. merchant shipping as a whole. Shomette weaves
together history, folklore, and legend in accounts of the tragic
loss of the 1750 Spanish treasure fleet, the British blockade of
the Delaware in the American Revolution, the depredations of
Confederate commerce raiders during the Civil War, the Billy
Mitchell affair, the Hurricane of 1933, and the Nazi U-boat
offensive of World War II. His appendix provides a complete catalog
of all 2,300 recorded wrecks, including coordinates and location
descriptions where available.
A vivid montage of seafaring adventures and pivotal events in
American history, this volume makes an essential contribution to
the library of the history buff, wreck diver, and local
adventurer.
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