This is a factual account, written in the pace of fiction, of hundreds of dramatic losses heroic rescues and violent adventures at the stormy meeting place of northern and southern winds and waters—the Graveyard of the Atlantic off the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
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A thrilling record . . . . David Stick . . . captures the spirit of this treacherous coast. He has done a major research job.
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An engrossing account of shipwrecks off the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
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If you like shipwrecks (to read about, that is) you'll revel in Graveyard of the Atlantic.
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
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Great local history of shipwrecks of the Atlantic Coast,
By jmr29778@oregon.uoregon.edu (Eugene, Oregon) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Graveyard of the Atlantic: Shipwrecks of the North Carolina Coast (Hardcover)
I first picked up this book when I was 14 at a local bookstore in Wilmington, N.C. Ever since then I have been enchanted with stories of shipwrecks and the drama involved in them. This book describes the particularly dangerous coast of North Carolina where the warm gulf stream meets the cold artic currents, resulting in very dangerous sand bars and storms. This has resulted in hundreds of wrecks along this particular part of North America. The author describes some of the most climatic sinkings such as the USS Huron, the SS Metropolis, the steam packet Pulaski. He also chronicles the birth and growth of the US Life Saving Service and some of the most exciting rescues in history. Overall this is a fine and engrossing book, written by an author intimately connected with his topic
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An interesting summary,
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This review is from: Graveyard of the Atlantic: Shipwrecks of the North Carolina Coast (Hardcover)
I was pleased to discover that this book has been reprinted. It is a well researched listing of shipwrecks along a particular secion of the U.S. Atlantic coast. Accounts are of varying length. In some cases the author gives extensive details, e.g., he devotes a chapter to the Steam Packet Pulaski, but in other cases the accounts are very brief, perhaps a long paragraph or a page. The author does provide a chronological listing at the end of the book, a detailed index, and descriptive drawings of the various types of ships along with a map of the area (which I hope was preserved in the latest edition).
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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A DIFFERENT ERA,
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This review is from: Graveyard of the Atlantic: Shipwrecks of the North Carolina Coast (Paperback)
Written, I believe, in the fifties, 'Graveyard of the Atlantic', begins in the late 1500's and ends after World War II. We can clearly see the advance of safety and technology here, especially in the last century. At the end the author tells us that the age of NC shipwrecks is over, and indeed any such accidents today would be the stuff of CNN rather than a local affair.I was surprised to learn that coastal communities were actually dependent on shipwrecks until at least the 19th century. Wrecks were so frequent that many were fully employed at the job of rescuing and salvaging. It was certainly a different era. Most readers will enjoy this book. I particulary liked the chapters on the World Wars, when German submarines sank ships just off shore
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YOU CAN STAND on Cape Point at Hatteras on a stormy day and watch two oceans come together in an awesome display of savage fury; for there at the Point the northbound Gulf Stream and the cold currents coming down from the Arctic run head-on into each other, tossing their spumy spray a hundred feet or better into the air and dropping sand and shells and sea life are at the point of impact. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
vessels totally lost, power lifeboat, beach apparatus, lifesaving apparatus, wreck reports, lifesaving medals, starboard boiler, whip line, remaining crewmen, stranded vessel, vessel ashore, lifesaving station, huge breakers, ship losses, outer bar, lost trade, wrecked vessel Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North Carolina, Cape Hatteras, Diamond Shoals, New York, Cape Fear, Cape Lookout, San Ciriaco, Nags Head, Coast Guard, Dunbar Davis, Hampton Roads, United States, Creeds Hill, Hatteras Inlet, South Carolina, Ensign Young, Rhode Island, Gulf Stream, Lifesaving Service, Major Heath, Dick Brooks, Currituck Beach, Bodie Island, Kitty Hawk, New Inlet New!
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YOU CAN STAND on Cape Point at Hatteras on a stormy day and watch two oceans come together in an awesome display of savage fury; for there at the Point the northbound Gulf Stream and the cold currents coming down from the Arctic run head-on into each other, tossing their spumy spray a hundred feet or better into the air and dropping sand and shells and sea life are at the point of impact. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
vessels totally lost, power lifeboat, beach apparatus, lifesaving apparatus, wreck reports, lifesaving medals, starboard boiler, whip line, remaining crewmen, stranded vessel, vessel ashore, lifesaving station, huge breakers, ship losses, outer bar, lost trade, wrecked vessel Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North Carolina, Cape Hatteras, Diamond Shoals, New York, Cape Fear, Cape Lookout, San Ciriaco, Nags Head, Coast Guard, Dunbar Davis, Hampton Roads, United States, Creeds Hill, Hatteras Inlet, South Carolina, Ensign Young, Rhode Island, Gulf Stream, Lifesaving Service, Major Heath, Dick Brooks, Currituck Beach, Bodie Island, Kitty Hawk, New Inlet New!
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- The United States Life-Saving Service by Ralph C. Shanks in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Atlantic Coast (Campaign of Silver War Series) by Ammen in Back Matter
- The Naval History of the Civil War by Admiral David D. Porter in Back Matter
- Spanish Borderlands by Herbert E. Bolton in Back Matter
- The Confederate Privateers (Classics in Maritime History) by William Morrison Robinson in Back Matter
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- The Nature of the Outer Banks: Environmental Processes, Field Sites, and Development Issues, Corolla to Ocracoke by Dirk Frankenberg on page 113, and Back Matter
- High Seas Confederate: The Life and Times of John Newland Maffitt (Studies in Maritime History) by Royce Shingleton in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Adventures of a Sea Hunter: In Search of Famous Shipwrecks by James Delgado in Back Matter
- Out of Harm's Way : Moving America's Lighthouse by Mike Booher in Back Matter
- Scuba Diving (Discovery Travel Adventures) by Susan Watrous in Back Matter
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