| Storms and Shipwrecks of New England Contributor(s): Snow, Edward Rowe (Author), D'Entremontt, Jeremy (Revised by), Quinn, William P. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1933212217 ISBN-13: 9781933212210 Publisher: Commonwealth Editions OUR PRICE: $14.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2011 Annotation: A classic by Edward Rowe Snow, updated by Jeremy D'Entremont, covering the pirate ship Whidah, the wreck of the City of Columbus, the Portland Gale, and the 1938 hurricane. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Transportation | Ships & Shipbuilding - General - History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) - Nature | Weather |
| Dewey: 917.404 |
| Series: Snow Centennial Editions |
| Physical Information: 0.95" H x 6.08" W x 8.92" (1.08 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - New England |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A classic by Edward Rowe Snow, first published in 1943 and updated in 1944 and again in 1946, Storms and Shipwrecks of New England relates what William P. Quinn calls ""stories of stormy adventure."" Jeremy D'Entremont has provided annotations to Snow's chapters, covering the pirate ship Whidah, the wreck of the City of Columbus, the Portland Gale, the 1938 hurricane, and more, bringing the information about the storms and shipwrecks up to date. |
Contributor Bio(s): Snow, Edward Rowe: - Edward Rowe Snow was a masterful storyteller famous for his tales of the sea and New England history. As the Flying Santa, he flew in small planes and helicopters over the lighthouses of New England, dropping Christmas parcels for the keepers and their families.D'Entremont, Jeremy: - Jeremy D'Entremont has been writing about and photographing lighthouses for two decades. Webmaster of ""New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide"" at www.lighthouse.cc, he is founder and president of Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse, a board member of the American Lighthouse Foundation, and a writer for Lighthouse Digest magazine. A native of Lynn, Massachusetts, he lives with his wife, Charlotte Raczkowski, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. |