Author: Bella Bathurst
Title: The Wreckers: A Story Of Killing Seas, False Lights And Plundered Ships
Description: Harper Perennial 2006 Paperback, 370pp. From the bestselling author of 'The Lighthouse Stevensons', a gripping history of the drama and danger of wrecking since the 18th-century - and the often grisly ingenuity of British wreckers, scavengers of the sea. A fine wreck has always represented sport, pleasure, treasure, and in many cases, the difference between living well and just getting by. In settings ranging from the eerily perambulatory Goodwin Sands to the wreck-strewn waters off the coast of Durham, these murky tales of resourcefulness and quick-witted opportunism open a beguiling vista of life at the rough edges of our land and legality. (ISBN: 9780007170333). Good.

Keywords: History, Military, Maritime, Scientific, Transport9780007170333 9780007170333


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