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Shipwrecked : coastal disasters and the making of the American beach / Jamin Wells.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wells, Jamin, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shipwrecks--United States--History--19th century.
- Shipwrecks.
- Coasts--United States--History.
- Coasts.
- Beaches--United States--History.
- Beaches.
- History.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2020]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- The American coastal frontier
- Taming the beach: wreckers and wreck law on the Jersey shore
- Transforming the shore: tourism, lifesavers, and the rise of Quonnie
- Clearing the coast: Captain T.A. Scott, a "True American"
- Shipwreck and spectacle on the modern beach.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Wells, Jamin. Shipwrecked.
- ISBN:
- 9781469660929
- 146966092X
- Publisher Number:
- 40030166887
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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