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Horrible Shipwreck
Author | : Andrew C A Jampoler |
Publsiher | : Naval Institute Press |
Total Pages | : 305 |
Release | : 2010-12-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781612513270 |
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On August 25, 1833, the British convict ship Amphitrite, filled with more than one hundred women prisoners and their children along with a crew of thirteen, left London for a convict colony in New South Wales. Less than a week later, all but three died when a savage storm battered their ship to pieces on the beach at Boulogne--in sight of hundreds of horrified onlookers. Inexplicably, the captain, John Hunter, had refused offers of aid from the shore. Sensational news coverage of the calamity prompted an Admiralty investigation to find out who was responsible. The suspicion was that Hunter and the surgeon aboard rejected assistance because they feared the women would escape custody. Some blamed the doctor’s wife because she had refused to go ashore in the same boat with the convicts so no boat was launched. Colorfully set in the political and social context of early 19th century Great Britain, this account of the shipwreck is peopled with a fascinating cast of characters that includes John Wilks, the Paris correspondent of a London newspaper whose reporting triggered public emotions; Lord Palmerston, the British foreign secretary; William Hamilton, the British consul who led the investigation; Sarah Austin, a British expatriate whose heroism the night of the wreck merits an award; and a Prussian prince. Drawing from government records in England, Scotland, and France, and from contemporary reports, Andrew Jampoler spins a memorable sea tale that is entirely true yet rivals the best of fiction. Readers will find this latest addition to his growing body of works firmly cements Jampoler’s reputation as a master storyteller.
Awful Shipwreck
Author | : John Palmer |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 1837 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : UCBK:C008699552 |
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Full Particulars of the Dreadful Shipwreck of the Ship Tartar Free Trader Etc A Chapbook
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 8 |
Release | : 1840 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : BL:A0025254957 |
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Narrative of the Dreadful Shipwreck of the Medusa Frigate etc
Author | : Frigate MEDUSA |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 22 |
Release | : 1820 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : BL:A0024166065 |
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A Narrative of the dreadful Shipwreck of the Vryheid late the Melville Castle a Dutch Indiaman Written by one of the survivors
Author | : Ship VRYHEID |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 30 |
Release | : 1802 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : BL:A0017460588 |
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History of the adventurous voyage and terrible shipwreck of the U S steamer Jeannette
Author | : Anonymous |
Publsiher | : BoD – Books on Demand |
Total Pages | : 102 |
Release | : 2024-04-10 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9783385414426 |
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Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.
History of the Adventurous Voyage and Terrible Shipwreck of the U S Steamer Jeannette in the Polar Seas
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 104 |
Release | : 1882 |
Genre | : Arctic regions |
ISBN | : HARVARD:32044050968726 |
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Shipwrecks and Disasters at Sea Or Accounts of the Principal Calamities on the Ocean which Have Occurred During the Present Century
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 468 |
Release | : 1863 |
Genre | : Shipwrecks |
ISBN | : SRLF:B0000007997 |
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