Shipwrecks, Smugglers and Maritime MysteriesExplore the thrills and chills of the Pacific coast in these colorful stories of adventure at sea. Exciting and true adventures filled with smuggling, sinkings, disappearances, rescues, heroism, and greed. |
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Índice
Introduction | 1 |
Early Channel Explorers and Accidents | 3 |
Trading Smuggling and Piracy 1800 to 1850 | 11 |
Gold Rush Stimulates Coastal Passenger | 25 |
Shipwrecks and Disasters 1900 to World War II | 47 |
Passenger and Naval Ship Disasters 1920 to 1940 | 53 |
Prohibition Smuggling and Rumrunning | 69 |
Japanese Submarine Brings War to Channel | 77 |
New Harbors and More Accidents The 1960s | 89 |
Contemporary Smugglers and Pirates | 103 |
Boating and Diving Accidents 1970 to 1980 | 117 |
Aircraft Accidents and Unexplained Happenings 1970s and 1980s | 141 |
Storms Shipwrecks Diving Accidents 1980s | 147 |
Conclusion | 163 |
Footnotes | 165 |
Shipwrecks and Collisions 1940 to 1960 | 83 |
Términos y frases comunes
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Información bibliográfica
| Título | Shipwrecks, Smugglers and Maritime Mysteries |
| Autores | Eugene D. Wheeler, Robert E. Kallman |
| Colaborador | Robert E. Kallman |
| Edición | ilustrada, revisada |
| Editor | Pathfinder Publishing, Inc., 1994 |
| ISBN | 0934793034, 9780934793032 |
| N.º de páginas | 170 páginas |
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