| The Larchmont Disaster Off Block Island: Rhode Island's Titanic Contributor(s): Soares, Joseph P. (Author), Soares, Janice (Author) |
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ISBN: 1626197946 ISBN-13: 9781626197947 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) - Transportation | Ships & Shipbuilding - History - Sports & Recreation | Boating |
| Dewey: 910.452 |
| LCCN: 2014954846 |
| Series: Disaster |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.60 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: On February 11, 1907, the steamship Larchmont collided with the schooner Harry Knowlton. Thrown from their bunks, passengers of the Larchmont panicked and ran onto the ship's deck. Haphazardly loaded lifeboats set out only partially full, and shrieks from |
Contributor Bio(s): Soares, Joseph P.: - Joseph Soares is the author of four published books and has a passion for history and a lifelong interest in the arts. An avid collector of antiques, specializing in documents, photographs and negatives, Joseph uses his resources in gathering historical documents and imagery for most of his projects. With this material, he is able to put into words important and in many cases previously unpublished facts and images on the subject on which he is covering. |