Treachery at Sharpnose Point - Unraveling the Mystery of the Caledonia's Final Voyage (Paperback)

While walking through a cliff-top graveyard in the town of Morwenstow on the coast of Cornwall, the author encounters a wooden Scottish figurehead that once adorned the "Caledonia," a ship wrecked on the English coast in 1842. Through further investigation, Seal begins to suspect the townspeople, and chiefly the town's parson, Robert Hawker, for the "Caledonia"'s demise on the jagged shores below. Though no one has ever been brought to court for "wrecking"--luring ships ashore to loot the cargo--it's a commonly held belief that this sort of cruelty did take place. But, is that what happened in Morwenstow?
Having meticulously researched maritime logs, broadsides of the day, and other first-hand documents, Seal weaves history, travelogue, and imaginative reconstruction in this marvelous piece of detective work, bringing us a mystery of the best kind--the sort that really did happen.

General

Imprint:	HarperPaperbacks
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2003
First published:	2003
Authors:	Jeremy Seal
Dimensions:	204 x 140 x 112mm (L x W x H)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	336
ISBN-13:	978-0-15-602705-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Transport: general interest > Ships & shipping: general interest > General Books > History > British & Irish history > General
LSN:	0-15-602705-4
Barcode:	9780156027052

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