With its rocky coast and treacherous shoals, shipwrecks were a common occurrence in nineteenth-century Massachusetts. Few claimed as many lives as the City of Columbus. The night was clear and the route familiar for Captain Schuyler Wright and his experienced crew as they sailed a ship equipped with the latest technology. Yet with all this, the City of Columbus went down with 103 souls. Over a century later, Eric Takakjian and the Quest Marine Services team located the wreckage of the City of Columbus on the north ledge of the Devil's Bridge, off the southern tip of Gay Head. Historian Thomas ... Read More
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With its rocky coast and treacherous shoals, shipwrecks were a common occurrence in nineteenth-century Massachusetts. Few claimed as many lives as the City of Columbus. The night was clear and the route familiar for Captain Schuyler Wright and his experienced crew as they sailed a ship equipped with the latest technology. Yet with all this, the City of Columbus went down with 103 souls. Over a century later, Eric Takakjian and the Quest Marine Services team located the wreckage of the City of Columbus on the north ledge of the Devil's Bridge, off the southern tip of Gay Head. Historian Thomas ... Read More
With its rocky coast and treacherous shoals, shipwrecks were a common occurrence in nineteenth-century Massachusetts. Few claimed as many lives as the City of Columbus. The night was clear and the route familiar for Captain Schuyler Wright and his experienced crew as they sailed a ship equipped with the latest technology. Yet with all this, the City of Columbus went down with 103 souls. Over a century later, Eric Takakjian and the Quest Marine Services team located the wreckage of the City of Columbus on the north ledge of the Devil's Bridge, off the southern tip of Gay Head. Historian Thomas Dresser takes us into the icy waters of the Atlantic as he recounts the terrible chain of events that led to disaster on that fateful night.
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Pages: 160
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: The History Press
Series: Disaster
Publication Date: 30th April 2012
State: Massachusetts
Illustration Note: 100% Mono
ISBN: 9781609495107
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / United States / State & Local / New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT) HISTORY / United States / General
Author Bio
Growing up in central Massachusetts in the 1950s, neither of our families had occasion to dine out very often. Money was tight. Restaurants were few. In both the Dresser and Cournoyer households, the mother ran the kitchen, bought the groceries, and prepared the meal. Joyce’s father had a vegetable garden. Tom’s mother had a garden. No one brought an iPhone to the dinner table, nor was there a TV in the dining room. Joyce taught school on Martha’s Vineyard; Tom taught at Fort Devens and then segued into nursing home administration. For more information, visit thomasdresser.com or e-mail us at thomasdresser@gmail.com or dresserjoycec@gmail.com.
With its rocky coast and treacherous shoals, shipwrecks were a common occurrence in nineteenth-century Massachusetts. Few claimed as many lives as the City of Columbus. The night was clear and the route familiar for Captain Schuyler Wright and his experienced crew as they sailed a ship equipped with the latest technology. Yet with all this, the City of Columbus went down with 103 souls. Over a century later, Eric Takakjian and the Quest Marine Services team located the wreckage of the City of Columbus on the north ledge of the Devil's Bridge, off the southern tip of Gay Head. Historian Thomas Dresser takes us into the icy waters of the Atlantic as he recounts the terrible chain of events that led to disaster on that fateful night.
Pages: 160
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: The History Press
Series: Disaster
Publication Date: 30th April 2012
State: Massachusetts
Illustrations Note: 100% Mono
ISBN: 9781609495107
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / United States / State & Local / New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT) HISTORY / United States / General
Growing up in central Massachusetts in the 1950s, neither of our families had occasion to dine out very often. Money was tight. Restaurants were few. In both the Dresser and Cournoyer households, the mother ran the kitchen, bought the groceries, and prepared the meal. Joyce’s father had a vegetable garden. Tom’s mother had a garden. No one brought an iPhone to the dinner table, nor was there a TV in the dining room. Joyce taught school on Martha’s Vineyard; Tom taught at Fort Devens and then segued into nursing home administration. For more information, visit thomasdresser.com or e-mail us at thomasdresser@gmail.com or dresserjoycec@gmail.com.
