True Stories of the Perilous Straits
Author | : John Viele |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 2013-05-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781561646456 |
ISBN-13 | : 1561646458 |
Rating | : 4/5 (458 Downloads) |
Download or read book True Stories of the Perilous Straits written by John Viele and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gripping stories during the Age of Sail from the time of Spanish navigators of the 16th century to the end of the Second Seminole War in 1842. Many died in shipwrecks and attacks by natives and pirates as they attempted to navigate the 110-mile sea passage between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean south of the Florida Keys and the Florida Reef. It has been called one of the most dangerous passages in the world. There are accounts of castaway mariners, native divers, privateersmen, pirates, and smugglers.