Shipwrecks litter the coasts and reefs of New Zealand. Disasters at sea are no longer the regular occurrence they were in the days when sea travel was the main means of coastal and international transport, yet recent wrecks like the Rena show that perils remain. Shipwrecked retells the voyages of ships doomed never to make their next port, in a jacketed hardback featuring plentiful photos and ephemera - including Eric Heath's superb colour illustrations of notable ships lost to the sea.
By:
Gavin McLean
Edited by:
Kynan Gentry
Imprint: Oratia Books
Country of Publication: New Zealand
Edition: New edition
Dimensions:
Height: 280mm,
Width: 215mm,
Spine: 14mm
Weight: 700g
ISBN: 9780947506667
ISBN 10: 0947506667
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 01 November 2019
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified
Contents Measurements and terminology Preface to the 2019 edition Preface and acknowledgements Part 1 Hazards of the Coast 1 Taming treacherous coasts 2 Drunk, deranged or dangerous - the human factor 3 Bar harbours - river ports 4 Exposed coasts - roadstead ports Part 2 The Sail and Steam Era 5 Hot times in cold climes - icebergs and castaways 6 `Terrible engines of destruction' - collisions 7 `A thrill of horror throughout the Empire' - fire 8 Two of the worst - the Wairarapa and the Penguin Part 3 Foul Play 9 Fraud, vandalism and terrorism 10 Casualties of war Part 4 The Modern Era 11 Conference Lines casualties 12 Floating Jonahs and hoodoo ships - unlucky ships 13 Coasters in crisis 14 Close calls - successful salvages 15 `Rocks ahead! ... Rocks astern!' - passengers in peril 16 From horror to heritage Epilogue Shipwrecks in the Twenty-first Century Chronology Further Reading Endnotes Index
Gavin McLean is Senior Historian for the Ministry for Culture and Heritage. His many books include The Governors and the co-edited Frontier of Dreams. He has written several local histories.
