{"product_id":"9781593220501","title":"New Jersey Shipwrecks: 350 Years in the Graveyard of the Atlantic","description":"Winner of the Foundation for Coast Guard History's award for \"a brilliantly researched chronicle of shipwrecks along the New Jersey Shore from 1642 to the present day.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNew Jersey Shipwrecks takes us on a gripping voyage through the \"Graveyard of the Atlantic,\" a name bestowed upon the state's treacherous shoals and inlets. Before this coastline became a summer playground of second homes and resort beaches, it was a wild frontier of uninhabited and shifting sandbars. From the days of sail to steam and oil, ships (and even submarines) have been drawn to this coast. And, for thousands of vessels, it became their final resting-place.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEarly rescuers braved the seas in small boats, using simple buoys and rope to help the wreck victims. Others invented new technologies to assist in rescues. Quoting from original documents, letters and reports, Shipwrecks reveals the sense of duty and honor which prevailed in these brave rescuers. Many devoted their lives - literally - to help save the men and women whose lives were turned upside down in stormy Atlantic waters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the early wrecks of the 18th century to the present day, the life-and-death drama of maritime disasters is captured in Shipwrecks, along with the history of the U. S. Lifesaving Service (later to become the Coast Guard), lighthouses, legends, and true accounts of heroism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e142 historic photographs and illustrations are displayed in this quality, large-format softcover. The book includes a listing of hundreds of other wrecks along the New Jersey Shore, as well as an index and bibliography.  ","brand":"Down The Shore Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47048676770032,"sku":"9781593220501","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781593220501_p0.jpg?v=1763808568","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781593220501","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}