Edward Rowe Snow (1902–1982)
Autor/a de Storms and Shipwrecks of New England
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Author, historian, and adventurer Edward Snow was born in Winthrop, Massachusetts. Descended from a long line of sea captains, he spent several years of his early life sailing around the world. A prolific writer, Snow wrote a number of books about New England and the sea, including such works as mostra'n més The Islands of Boston Harbor (1935), Ghost, Gales, and Gold (1972), and Pirates, Shipwrecks, and Historic Chronicles (1981). The New York Times called Snow "just about the best chronicler of the days of sail." mostra'n menys
Obres de Edward Rowe Snow
Minot's Light: 120 Years of Service to Mariners 1 exemplars
Sea mysteries and adventures 1 exemplars
Sailing down Boston bay 1 exemplars
Two forts named Independence 1 exemplars
Great Sea Rescues 1 exemplars
The Facts Behind "The Cask of Amontillado" 1 exemplars
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Mysteries and Adventures Along the Atlantic Coast de Edward Rowe Snow
An entertaining if uneven collection of sea stories told in a casual, chatty style. Quite a variety of material: pirates and treasure hunting, ghosts and phantom ships, storms and shipwrecks, and the Mary Celeste rounds out the book. The modern editor brings many of the stories up to date with additional information. Well worth a read if you enjoy tales of the sea.
I had picked this one up many years ago and never read it. Then my wife and I went on a trip to Maine and I found the book a wonderful introduction to the area. The author is more of a folklorist than a true historian, and he is a bit too credulous of pirate tales and such. But it is a wonderful piece of Americana nonetheless and an unselfconscious enthusiasm for a sense of place that coastal Maine can still elicit in a visitor.
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- Obres
- 53
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- 1
- Membres
- 642
- Popularitat
- #39,293
- Valoració
- 3.8
- Ressenyes
- 3
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- 38