Peril at Sea - A Photographic Study of Shipwrecks in the Pacific
Year: 1986 Language: english Author: Gibbs J. Genre: History Publisher: Shchiffer Publishing Ltd Format: PDF Quality: Scanned pages Pages count: 228 Description: Super interesting stories and photos of shipwrecks in the Northwest U.S. Around the shores of the Pacific Ocean, along the western coastline of California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and Alaska, lie the remains of legions of vessels of every description and every flag. Some lie buried in the depths, never to be found. Others lie as twisted remains along the beaches or entombed down in the sands. Still others have been completely eradicated by the forces of nature. A few carried treasures; some have been recovered but most never will be. Though the greatest treasure has been discovered along the Caribbean and eastern seaboards, most of it was originally lost there while much of the Pacific lay undiscovered. The Pacific rim may yet yield finds of fabulous value. These ideas and many others are explored in Jim Gibbs' most recent book, Peril at Sea. This is a fascinating work on peril at sea and the continuing battle of man against the elements. Each chapter is an accurate chronicle by location of the ships and their sailors who met fateful ends along the Pacific Coastline. Additional info: "James A. "Jim" Gibbs (January 17, 1922 April 30, 2010) was a United States author, lighthouse keeper, and maritime historian. He was one of the lighthouse keepers at Tillamook Rock Light for a year beginning in 1945. In 1948 Gibbs was one of the five founders of the Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society. He was the editor of "Marine Digest" magazine until 1972. He built and lived in Cleft of the Rock Light near Yachats, Oregon, "the first privately owned working lighthouse in Oregon" until his death on April 30, 2010."
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Peril at Sea - A Photographic Study of Shipwrecks in the Pacific
Language: english
Author: Gibbs J.
Genre: History
Publisher: Shchiffer Publishing Ltd
Format: PDF
Quality: Scanned pages
Pages count: 228
Description: Super interesting stories and photos of shipwrecks in the Northwest U.S.
Around the shores of the Pacific Ocean, along the western coastline of California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and Alaska, lie the remains of legions of vessels of every description and every flag. Some lie buried in the depths, never to be found. Others lie as twisted remains along the beaches or entombed down in the sands. Still others have been completely eradicated by the forces of nature. A few carried treasures; some have been recovered but most never will be. Though the greatest treasure has been discovered along the Caribbean and eastern seaboards, most of it was originally lost there while much of the Pacific lay undiscovered. The Pacific rim may yet yield finds of fabulous value. These ideas and many others are explored in Jim Gibbs' most recent book, Peril at Sea. This is a fascinating work on peril at sea and the continuing battle of man against the elements. Each chapter is an accurate chronicle by location of the ships and their sailors who met fateful ends along the Pacific Coastline.
Additional info: "James A. "Jim" Gibbs (January 17, 1922 April 30, 2010) was a United States author, lighthouse keeper, and maritime historian. He was one of the lighthouse keepers at Tillamook Rock Light for a year beginning in 1945. In 1948 Gibbs was one of the five founders of the Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society. He was the editor of "Marine Digest" magazine until 1972. He built and lived in Cleft of the Rock Light near Yachats, Oregon, "the first privately owned working lighthouse in Oregon" until his death on April 30, 2010."
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