Storm Warriors
Or, Life-Boat Work on the Goodwin Sands
Nonfiction, History, World History, Reference & Language, Transportation
| Author: | John Gilmore | ISBN: | 9781776592739 |
| Publisher: | The Floating Press | Publication: | October 1, 2015 |
| Imprint: | The Floating Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | John Gilmore |
| ISBN: | 9781776592739 |
| Publisher: | The Floating Press |
| Publication: | October 1, 2015 |
| Imprint: | The Floating Press |
| Language: | English |
For centuries, a 10-mile-long sandbank off the coast of Kent, England posed a perilous and often fatal threat to sailors, causing thousands of shipwrecks and untold numbers of fatalities. In the early 1800s, however, a number of forward-thinking inventors began to dabble with the idea of a "lifeboat" -- an unsinkable rescue vessel designed to save the survivors of shipwrecks. This fascinating volume of maritime history recounts early rescue efforts in the region of the Goodwin Sands.
For centuries, a 10-mile-long sandbank off the coast of Kent, England posed a perilous and often fatal threat to sailors, causing thousands of shipwrecks and untold numbers of fatalities. In the early 1800s, however, a number of forward-thinking inventors began to dabble with the idea of a "lifeboat" -- an unsinkable rescue vessel designed to save the survivors of shipwrecks. This fascinating volume of maritime history recounts early rescue efforts in the region of the Goodwin Sands.
