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The Tragic History of the Sea
Language: en
Pages: 170
Authors: Charles Ralph Boxer
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 1959 - Publisher:

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"This new edition of C. R. Boxer's translations of famous Portuguese shipwreck stories also includes a new translation of the tragic tale of Captain Manuel de S
The Tragic History of the Sea
Language: en
Pages: 356
Authors: Anthony Brandt
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-06-19 - Publisher: National Geographic Books

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Disaster at sea is an ever-present peril, inspiring ancient legends, great works of fiction, and countless yarns of deadly typhoons, vessels consumed by fire, a
Many Were Held by the Sea
Language: en
Pages: 284
Authors: R. Neil Scott
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-06-18 - Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

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At 8:43 a.m. on the morning of Sunday, October 6, 1918, HMS Kashmir rammed HMS Otranto off Islay, Scotland. Both ships were former British passenger liners from
Further Selections from the Tragic History of the Sea, 1559-1565
Language: en
Pages: 180
Authors: C.R. Boxer
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-05-15 - Publisher: Taylor & Francis

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'Being about to write down the disastrous voyage of this great ship, it occurred to me how rash men are in their undertakings, chief among which, or one of the
The Sea Shall Embrace Them
Language: en
Pages: 268
Authors: David W. Shaw
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-05-06 - Publisher: Simon and Schuster

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This stirring narrative is the riveting tale of the sinking of the steamship "Arctic"--a story of extraordinary bravery and appalling cowardice that took nearly