Shipwrecks and Other Maritime Disasters of the Maine Coast

by Taryn Plumb

Overview

With its incessant fogs and infamously craggy coast, Maine has long been a bane of mariners. Scores of vessels and countless lives have been lost on its rocky shores.

Taryn Plumb explores the tragic history of shipwrecks in Maine, focusing on a dozen or so of the most interesting and weaving in tales of pirates, lost treasure, violent storms, and other disasters. Maine’s role in shipbuilding is legendary, and the history of vessels meeting their demise here is equally compelling.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781608937240
Publisher:	Down East Books
Publication date:	03/01/2021
Pages:	184
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Taryn Plumb is a freelance writer and former Boston Globe correspondent whose topics have ranged from ghosts and goblins to the intricacies of finance (which subject frightens you more?). Based outside of Portland, she has always had a fascination with the paranormal. She is also the author of the Down East Books titles, Haunted Maine Lighthouses and New England UFOs.

Table of Contents

Introduction ix

1 Currents of History: Early Wrecks and the Great Colonial Hurricane 1

2 An Enclave of Misfortune: Boon Island 7

3 A Grand Design Thwarted 19

4 The American Revolution in Maine: Victories and Losses for Liberty 29

5 Perilous Portland Waters 41

6 A Second Chance at Revolution: The War of 1812 in Maine 55

7 The Royal Tar: The Great Circus Disaster 63

8 The Nubble: Omens and Emblems 73

9 The Downeast Enigma 79

10 Neptune's Bride: Scorned by the Sea 97

11 Cape Elizabeth: Heroism Defined 103

12 Owl's Head: Mysterious Wreckage 113

13 Leisure Turned Deadly 119

14 The Last in a Class: Washington B. Thomas 131

15 The USS Eagle 56: A Stealth Enemy Victory 139

16 The Vexing Portland Lightship 151

17 Enduring Relics 159

Sources 165

About the Author 168