Outer Banks Shipwrecks

Graveyard of the Atlantic

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Nature, Environment, Natural Disasters, Art & Architecture, Photography, Pictorials, History, Americas, United States
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Author: Mary Ellen Riddle ISBN: 9781439659885
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc. Publication: April 3, 2017
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing Language: English
Author: Mary Ellen Riddle
ISBN: 9781439659885
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Publication: April 3, 2017
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Language: English

Ever since ships began navigating the coast of North Carolina, the area has maintained a reputation for being dangerous. Today, the region that stretches from the Currituck Outer Banks south to Bogue Banks is referred to as the "Graveyard of the Atlantic." From the 1585 grounding of the English ship Tiger off the Outer Banks to the 2012 loss of the Bounty, more than 2,000 shipwrecks have occurred in the Graveyard of the Atlantic. Weather, geography, war, piracy, and human error have all contributed to this dense shipwreck zone. The stories behind the shipwrecks illustrate the best and worst of mankind, showing courage and compassion as well as the atrocities of war. This history informs readers about commerce, technology, war, environment, maritime life, and the complexity of the human element.

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Ever since ships began navigating the coast of North Carolina, the area has maintained a reputation for being dangerous. Today, the region that stretches from the Currituck Outer Banks south to Bogue Banks is referred to as the "Graveyard of the Atlantic." From the 1585 grounding of the English ship Tiger off the Outer Banks to the 2012 loss of the Bounty, more than 2,000 shipwrecks have occurred in the Graveyard of the Atlantic. Weather, geography, war, piracy, and human error have all contributed to this dense shipwreck zone. The stories behind the shipwrecks illustrate the best and worst of mankind, showing courage and compassion as well as the atrocities of war. This history informs readers about commerce, technology, war, environment, maritime life, and the complexity of the human element.

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