Shipwreck by Carl Douglas - ISBN: 9789171265685
Hardcover
Salty tales of survival and loss from Britain’s perilous coasts.

Shipwreck

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$510.40

  • Hardcover

    184 pages

  • Release Date

    15 June 2022

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Summary

In the days of sailing ships, the waters off Britain’s south-western coast were among the most treacherous in the world, with tidal currents, submerged rocks, storms, and murky depths. Thousands of ships were lost there over the centuries. From Cornwall and the remote Isles of Scilly, four generations of the Gibson family documented these shipwrecks in photographs, creating a unique archive of an era when seafaring meant risking one’s life.

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Book Details

ISBN-13:9789171265685
ISBN-10:9171265686
Author:Carl Douglas, Bjorn Hagberg, Gibsons of Scilly
Publisher:Bokforlaget Max Strom
Imprint:Bokforlaget Max Strom
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:184
Release Date:15 June 2022
Weight:5.20kg
Dimensions:548mm x 386mm x 62mm
About The Author

Carl Douglas

The Gibson family of the Isles of Scilly has for five generations created the most extraordinary photographs of shipwrecks.

Carl Douglas is a historian, an acclaimed author and a skilled diver. He is the writer of the best-selling book Ghost ships of the Baltic Sea.

Björn Hagberg a marine archaeologist, researcher and author with several books to his credit.

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