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BATHURST, Bella Wreckers : A Story of Killing Seas and Plundered Shipwrecks, from the 18th Century to the Present Day. 1st US in dj.
Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 2005, ISBN:0618416773
BATHURST, Bella. The Wreckers : A Story of Killing Seas and Plundered Shipwrecks, from the 18th Century to the Present Day . Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2005. First US Printing. Pp. [i]-xxiv,(2),1-326, + 16 p. of plates. Illustrated. 8vo, red cloth spine with grey paper covered boards, gilt lettering to spine. "The secret history of shipwrecks and the predatory scavengers who live off the spoils" is the focus of this interesting piece, focusing on life in small English coastal communities, where many residents ekeout a living off the wreckage created by one of the world's busiest shippi ng lanes, the English Channel. "From all around Britain, Bathurst has uncovered the hidden history of ships and shipwreck victims, from shoreline orgies so frenzied that few participants survived the morning to humble homes fitted with silver candalabra, from coastlines rigged like stage sets to villages where everyone owns identical tennis shoes." - from the dj. Vg in price-clipped dj. 20.00
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20.00 CDN
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