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Shipwrecks of the Delaware Coast

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Discover the thrilling, mysterious history of the shipwrecks found beneath the waves of Rehoboth Beach.


Under the hot summer sun, vacationers stroll the Rehoboth Beach boardwalk, chewing saltwater taffy and listening to the gulls' raucous cackle. Few realize that under the sparkling water rests a graveyard. Horrific nor'easters, treacherous shoals and simple human error caused the demise of countless ships, giving birth to legends of treasure and terror. There is De Braak, rumored to hold millions of dollars in gold; the Mohawk, which burned like a torch in the Delaware Bay; and the vessels that fell victim to the Great White Hurricane, which froze dead men to the mast. Journey with local author Pam George as she deftly picks her way through the history of Delaware's most intriguing and mysterious shipwrecks.


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Series: Disaster Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781614231622
  • Release date: November 29, 2011

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781614231622
  • File size: 1365 KB
  • Release date: November 29, 2011

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OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook

subjects

History Nonfiction

Languages

English

Discover the thrilling, mysterious history of the shipwrecks found beneath the waves of Rehoboth Beach.


Under the hot summer sun, vacationers stroll the Rehoboth Beach boardwalk, chewing saltwater taffy and listening to the gulls' raucous cackle. Few realize that under the sparkling water rests a graveyard. Horrific nor'easters, treacherous shoals and simple human error caused the demise of countless ships, giving birth to legends of treasure and terror. There is De Braak, rumored to hold millions of dollars in gold; the Mohawk, which burned like a torch in the Delaware Bay; and the vessels that fell victim to the Great White Hurricane, which froze dead men to the mast. Journey with local author Pam George as she deftly picks her way through the history of Delaware's most intriguing and mysterious shipwrecks.


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