Shipwrecks. Australia's Greatest Maritime Disasters

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Penguin
Publisher Place: Australia
Publisher Year: 2005
Edition: First Edition

Description: 336 pages. Book is in general good condition. There is some light reading wear present, but still a presentable copy. The only exception is the inside page has been price clipped.

Publishers Description: From the first wreck in 1622 off Western Australia to the tragedy of the 1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, Evan McHugh captures all the drama of Australias maritime history. There are swashbuckling mutineers, violent storms, uncharted reefs, enemy warships, as well as ripping yarns about Dutchmen and lascars, Aborigines and escaped convicts. In producing this remarkable book, McHugh has made extensive use of first-hand accounts and contemporary records. With characteristic flair, he also delves into the mysteries and controversies that still surround so many of the wrecks. Shipwrecks is a white-knuckle voyage through chaos and tragedy which proclaims the courage and strength of the human spirit. It is a powerful reminder that even in the twenty-first century, the sea remains a great, unconquered frontier.

ISBN: 9780143000396