For over three centuries, New Englanders have set sail in search of fortune and adventure--yet death lurked on every voyage in the form of storms, privateers, disease and human error. In hope of being spared by the sea, superstitious mariners practiced cautionary rituals. During the winter of 1779, the crew aboard the Family Trader" offered up gin to appease the squalling storms of Neptune. In the 1800s, after nearly fifty shipwrecks on Georges Bank between Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and Nova Scotia, a wizard paced the coast of Marblehead, shouting orders out to sea to guide passing ships to saf... Read More
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For over three centuries, New Englanders have set sail in search of fortune and adventure--yet death lurked on every voyage in the form of storms, privateers, disease and human error. In hope of being spared by the sea, superstitious mariners practiced cautionary rituals. During the winter of 1779, the crew aboard the Family Trader" offered up gin to appease the squalling storms of Neptune. In the 1800s, after nearly fifty shipwrecks on Georges Bank between Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and Nova Scotia, a wizard paced the coast of Marblehead, shouting orders out to sea to guide passing ships to saf... Read More
For over three centuries, New Englanders have set sail in search of fortune and adventure--yet death lurked on every voyage in the form of storms, privateers, disease and human error. In hope of being spared by the sea, superstitious mariners practiced cautionary rituals. During the winter of 1779, the crew aboard the Family Trader" offered up gin to appease the squalling storms of Neptune. In the 1800s, after nearly fifty shipwrecks on Georges Bank between Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and Nova Scotia, a wizard paced the coast of Marblehead, shouting orders out to sea to guide passing ships to safety. As early as 1705, courageous settlers erected watch houses and lighted beacons at Beavertail Point outside Jamestown, Rhode Island, to aid mariners caught in the swells of Narragansett Bay. Join Robert A. Geake as he explores the forgotten traditions among New England mariners and their lives on land and sea."
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Pages: 144
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: The History Press
Publication Date: 22nd October 2013
State: Massachusetts
Illustration Note: 100% Mono
ISBN: 9781626192287
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / United States / General TRANSPORTATION / Ships & Shipbuilding / History HISTORY / United States / State & Local / New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
Author Bio
Robert A. Geake has been writing about Rhode Island history for over thirty years. His articles have appeared in 'The Providence Journal', 'The Bridge', of Pawtuxet, 'The Coventry Townsman', and other publications. He is the author of eight books on local and New England history, including 'Keepers of the Bay: A History of the Narragansett Tribe of Rhode Island', 'A History of the Providence River', 'The New England Mariner Tradition', and 'Colonial New England Curiosities'. He is a board member and archivist at the Warwick Historical Society.
For over three centuries, New Englanders have set sail in search of fortune and adventure--yet death lurked on every voyage in the form of storms, privateers, disease and human error. In hope of being spared by the sea, superstitious mariners practiced cautionary rituals. During the winter of 1779, the crew aboard the Family Trader" offered up gin to appease the squalling storms of Neptune. In the 1800s, after nearly fifty shipwrecks on Georges Bank between Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and Nova Scotia, a wizard paced the coast of Marblehead, shouting orders out to sea to guide passing ships to safety. As early as 1705, courageous settlers erected watch houses and lighted beacons at Beavertail Point outside Jamestown, Rhode Island, to aid mariners caught in the swells of Narragansett Bay. Join Robert A. Geake as he explores the forgotten traditions among New England mariners and their lives on land and sea."
Pages: 144
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: The History Press
Publication Date: 22nd October 2013
State: Massachusetts
Illustrations Note: 100% Mono
ISBN: 9781626192287
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / United States / General TRANSPORTATION / Ships & Shipbuilding / History HISTORY / United States / State & Local / New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
Robert A. Geake has been writing about Rhode Island history for over thirty years. His articles have appeared in 'The Providence Journal', 'The Bridge', of Pawtuxet, 'The Coventry Townsman', and other publications. He is the author of eight books on local and New England history, including 'Keepers of the Bay: A History of the Narragansett Tribe of Rhode Island', 'A History of the Providence River', 'The New England Mariner Tradition', and 'Colonial New England Curiosities'. He is a board member and archivist at the Warwick Historical Society.
