Disaster at sea

Informationen zum Autor William Flayhart is professor of history, political science, and philosophy at Delaware State University, and is the author of, among other books, The American Line, QE2 , and Majesty at Sea with John H. Shaum Jr. He lives in Dover, Delaware. Klappentext Author of The American Line: 1871-1902 and coauthor of Majesty at Sea and the first edition of QE2, Flayhart retells classic ocean liner disaster stories while bringing to light never-before-published but compelling episodes in man's ongoing battle with the sea. Originally published in hardcover under the title Perils of the Atlantic. Zusammenfassung "Flayhart delivers a gripping chronicle of mishap and mayhem . . . filled with danger and heroism and rich with detail."—Sea Power

Product details

• Authors: William Flayhart, William H. Flayhart, William Henry Flayhart, Flayhart William H.
• Publisher: Norton and Co Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.06.2005
• EAN: 9780393326512
• ISBN: 978-0-393-32651-2
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Ships; Humanities, art, music > History; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales; HISTORY / Maritime History & Piracy, TRANSPORTATION / Ships & Shipbuilding / General, maritime history, Atlantic Ocean, Ships and boats: general interest, Ships & boats: general interest