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(click to zoom) ISBN 0-931675-04-9	Terror at Sea True tales of shipwrecks, cannibalism, pirates, fire at sea and other dire disasters in the 18th & 19th centuries. Edited by Barbara Darrah Smith 128 pages, woodcuts, bibliography, side index, $12.50

Long out-of-print accounts of exciting tales of disasters and calamities during the age of sail and the early years of steamboat travel -- brought to life in this fascinating new book from The Provincial Press

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• An Account OF The Wreck of The Brig Alna of Portland, Maine and The Massacre of The Officers & Part of The Crew By The Seminole Indians, September 1838.
• The Encounter of The Ship Byron And a Narrow Escape From An Iceberg Near The Newfoundland Banks, August 3, 1836
• An Account of The Atrocities Committed by The Pirate Charles Gibbs of Boston
• A Vivid Description of The Burning of The Steamboat Lexington During On The Waters of Long Island Sound, January, 1840
• A Narrative of The Shipwreck of The Nottingham Galley With An Account of Cannibalism On A Maine Island, December 1710 - January 1711
• A Romantic Incident During The Loss of The Packet Pulaski Which Exploded And Sank On The Coast of North Carolina, On Her Passage from Charleston to Baltimore, By Which Disastrous Event Nearly One Hundred Persons Perished, June 14, 1838
• The Conflagration of The Steamer Royal Tar In Penobscot Bay, Off The Coast of Maine, October, 1836
• Narrative Of The Shipwreck & Sufferings of Miss Ann Saunders, who was a passenger on board the Ship Frances Mary, which foundered at sea on the 5th of Feb. 1826, on her passage from New Brunswick to Liverpool.
• The Wreck Of The Bark Charlie Hickman Near The Forge River Station, Long Island, New York And An Ensuing Tragedy In The Rescue Using A Breeches Buoy, December, 1884.

"Terror At Sea is a fascinating collection of nautical disaster stories authentically detailed in the words of survivors. Interesting and exciting, it's a MUST READ!" - Ipswich Observer, Ipswich, Massachusetts Order Now! $12.50	Murdering pirates aboard the Vineyard

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