The New England Mariner Tradition: Old Salts, Superstitions, Shanties & Shipwrecks by Geake, Robert a.

The New England Mariner Tradition: Old Salts, Superstitions, Shanties & Shipwrecks

For over three centuries, New Englanders have set sail in search of fortune and adventure--yet death lurked...
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Author: Robert a. Geake
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Language: English
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The New England Mariner Tradition: Old Salts, Superstitions, Shanties & Shipwrecks by Geake, Robert a.

The New England Mariner Tradition: Old Salts, Superstitions, Shanties & Shipwrecks

$72.45

The New England Mariner Tradition: Old Salts, Superstitions, Shanties & Shipwrecks

$72.45
Author: Robert a. Geake
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
For over three centuries, New Englanders have set sail in search of fortune and adventure--yet death lurked on every voyage in the form of storms, privateers, disease and human error. In hope of being spared by the sea, superstitious mariners practiced cautionary rituals. During the winter of 1779, the crew aboard the Family Trader" offered up gin to appease the squalling storms of Neptune. In the 1800s, after nearly fifty shipwrecks on Georges Bank between Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and Nova Scotia, a wizard paced the coast of Marblehead, shouting orders out to sea to guide passing ships to safety. As early as 1705, courageous settlers erected watch houses and lighted beacons at Beavertail Point outside Jamestown, Rhode Island, to aid mariners caught in the swells of Narragansett Bay. Join Robert A. Geake as he explores the forgotten traditions among New England mariners and their lives on land and sea."

Author: Robert a. Geake
Publisher: History Press Library Editions
Published: 10/22/2013
Pages: 146
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d
ISBN: 9781540222442

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