Disasters at Sea

by James W. MacNutt

In October 1851, the bustling harbors of Gloucester, Massachusetts marked the onset of a promising venture as the American fishing fleet set sail towards the bountiful mackerel run in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence. However, as they neared the waters off Prince Edward Island, Canada, an unanticipated hurricane engulfed them in a tempest of terror and despair, obliterating over 200 schooners and vessels. The calamity claimed the lives of over 100...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1685621740
• ISBN13: 9781685621742
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: Austin Macauley
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"