Shipwrecks on Cape Cod: The Story of a Few of the Many Hundred Shipwrecks which have Occurred on Cape Cod
Hyannis, Mass. F. B. & F. P. Goss, 1912. Softcover. Tan wraps, with photo insert on front cover, 48 pp., 1 BW plate. F (Nearly half of the front cover photo is torn off & is missing, cover shows obvious age but book is fully intact, with pages tanned but clear. Includes business card of previous owner, Edward Rowe Snow, and inscribed by author on front cover.). Item #136504
On cover: Shipwrecks ... Highlands, Coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Author was a long-time Marine Reporting Agent based at Highland Light. Here he describes seven shipwrecks he witnessed: the Josephus (1849), The Clara Bell (1872), The Peruvian and Bark Francis (1873), The Giovanni (1875), the Jason (1893), and the Portland (1898). The plate is of the Jason, and there is an outline map showing the location of the Portland's demise. Also includes a true Cape Cod tale retold by Lillian May Small, presumed to be a relative of the author. Business card of Edward Rowe Snow is tucked behind front cover, with note on back: "#853 sunk May 5, 1945." A nice piece of New England maritime memorabilia.
Price: $100.00