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John Gilmore
Storm Warriors [PDF ebook]
Or, Life-Boat Work on the Goodwin Sands

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For centuries, a 10-mile-long sandbank off the coast of Kent, England posed a perilous and often fatal threat to sailors, causing thousands of shipwrecks and untold numbers of fatalities. In the early 1800s, however, a number of forward-thinking inventors began to dabble with the idea of a "lifeboat" — an unsinkable rescue vessel designed to save the survivors of shipwrecks. This fascinating volume of maritime history recounts early rescue efforts in the region of the Goodwin Sands.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 287 ● ISBN 9781776592746 ● Publisher The Floating Press ● Published 2015 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 4639521 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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