| Title | : | Storm Warriors |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | John Gilmore |
| Release | : | 2015-10-01 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | History, Books, World History, Nonfiction, Transportation, Lifestyle & Home |
| Size | : | 764434 |
| 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. |
