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Florida Keys: The Wreckers (Florida's History Through Its Places)
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by John Viele
Sales Rank: 633799
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$9.99
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Features
Cover Type: Hard Cover with 154 pages
Published by: Pineapple Press FL January 2001
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 1561642193
ISBN 13 Number: 978-1561642199
Book Dimensions:
9 x 6.1 x 1 inches
Weighs: 1 pounds
Book Description
In this third book in a series on the history of the Florida Keys, John Viele tells the true story of the Florida Keys wreckers, the daring seamen who sailed out in fair weather or foul to save lives and property from ships cast up on the unforgiving Florida Reef. From the archives of the federal court at Key West, or “wrecking court,” and from contemporary letters, diaries, and newspaper articles, the author has captured the drama of the lives and times of the Florida Keys wreckers with accuracy and clarity.
Richly illustrated with drawings from nineteenth-century magazines and newspapers, artists concepts of wrecking scenes, and reproductions of old paintings and photographs, this book will fascinate sailors and landlubbers alike.
The evil crew of a wrecked Spanish slave ship hijacked their would-be rescuers and forced them to carry their wretched human cargo to Cuba.
Wreckers salvaged some strange cargoes-an Egyptian mummy, the fossilized bones of a prehistoric sea monster, a railroad locomotive, and cavalry horses.
The crew of a small wrecking vessel barely escaped with their lives when they were attacked by a war party of Seminole Indians in dugout canoes.
Wrecking divers, working without benefit of any apparatus, plunged into the black, polluted waters of flooded cargo holds to wrestle out barrels,
boxes, and 500-pound bales of cotton.
About The Author
John Viele is a retired naval officer and a former submarine commander now living on Cudjoe Key. A lifelong interest in history and a deep love for the Florida Keys led him to research and write Keys history stories for local newspapers and magazines. He is the author of the first two volumes in the Florida Keys series, A History of the Pioneers and True Stories of the Perilous Straits (see page 30). He serves as a director on the board of the Key West Maritime Historical Society and is a frequent lecturer on Keys history.
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