Shipwrecks, Sea Raiders, and Maritime Disasters Along the Delmarva Coast, 1632–2004 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Shipwrecks, Sea Raiders, and Maritime Disasters Along the Delmarva Coast, 1632–2004 write by Donald G. Shomette. This book was released on 2007-12-17. Shipwrecks, Sea Raiders, and Maritime Disasters Along the Delmarva Coast, 1632–2004 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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 the Delmarva coast significantly affected U.S. merchant shipping as a whole.
Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Maritime Industry
Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Maritime Industry - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Maritime Industry write by Kenneth J. Blume. This book was released on 2012. Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Maritime Industry available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In the Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Maritime Industry, author Kenneth J. Blume provides a convenient survey of this important industry from the colonial period to the present day: from sail to steam to nuclear power. This concise new reference work captures the key features of overseas, coastal, lake, and river shipping and industry. An introduction provides an overview of the industry while the dictionary itself contains more than four hundred cross-referenced entries on ships, shipping companies, famous personalities, and major ports. A number of appendixes, including statistics on foreign trade, maritime disasters, famous ships, and major ports, supplement the dictionary, and a comprehensive bibliography leads the researcher to further sources.
The Wreck of the Faithful Steward on Delaware's False Cape
The Wreck of the Faithful Steward on Delaware's False Cape - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Wreck of the Faithful Steward on Delaware's False Cape write by Michael Dougherty. This book was released on 2023-04-24. The Wreck of the Faithful Steward on Delaware's False Cape available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. On the first of September 1785, with night coming on and the weather deteriorating, the crew of the ship Faithful Steward sailed toward Delaware's notorious False Cape. In the summer of 1785, a group of Irish migrants took to the Atlantic to escape the abuse and persecution of the ruling classes at home. They sought a new life in the United States, a place "where the banner of freedom waved proudly" and "every good was possessed." Their ship was new and sturdy, and its captain had a good reputation. On this voyage, however, it was overloaded with migrant families and a massive cargo of counterfeit coins. By the first of September the ship was lost, somewhere off the mid-Atlantic coast. Michael Timothy Dougherty tells the story of the wreck and the people on board.
A Maritime History of the American Revolutionary War
A Maritime History of the American Revolutionary War - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Maritime History of the American Revolutionary War write by Theodore Corbett. This book was released on 2023-06-30. A Maritime History of the American Revolutionary War available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. While many books have been written on the naval history of the Revolution, this is one of the first to treat it in its entirety as an Atlantic-wide conflict. While its geographical scope is vast, it features overlooked aspects of the war in which sloops and barges fought, actions which proved to be as decisive as the familiar ship of the line confrontations. It is also history from the bottom up, emphasizing the role of the crew as much the not always heroic officers. From naval perspective the rebellious colonies did not gain a military victory, though Benjamin Franklin was able to secure their independence at the peace table in Europe. The final chapter on the Royal Navy’s evacuation of white and black loyalists, will be examined in more detail in the author’s forthcoming Pen & Sword book.
In the Hurricane's Eye
In the Hurricane's Eye - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook In the Hurricane's Eye write by Nathaniel Philbrick. This book was released on 2019-06-04. In the Hurricane's Eye available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Nathaniel Philbrick is a masterly storyteller. Here he seeks to elevate the naval battles between the French and British to a central place in the history of the American Revolution. He succeeds, marvelously."--The New York Times Book Review The thrilling story of the year that won the Revolutionary War from the New York Times bestselling author of In the Heart of the Sea and Mayflower. In the concluding volume of his acclaimed American Revolution series, Nathaniel Philbrick tells the thrilling story of the year that won the Revolutionary War. In the fall of 1780, after five frustrating years of war, George Washington had come to realize that the only way to defeat the British Empire was with the help of the French navy. But coordinating his army's movements with those of a fleet of warships based thousands of miles away was next to impossible. And then, on September 5, 1781, the impossible happened. Recognized today as one of the most important naval engagements in the history of the world, the Battle of the Chesapeake—fought without a single American ship—made the subsequent victory of the Americans at Yorktown a virtual inevitability. A riveting and wide-ranging story, full of dramatic, unexpected turns, In the Hurricane's Eye reveals that the fate of the American Revolution depended, in the end, on Washington and the sea.
