An exciting new edition of Bella Bathurst's epic story of Robert Louis Stevenson's ancestors and the building of the Scottish coastal lighthouses against impossible odds. 'Whenever I smell salt water, I know that I am not far from one of the works of my ancestors,' wrote Robert Louis Stevenson in 1880. 'When the lights come out at sundown along ...
Spanning 300 years of seafaring history, the author examines the myths, realities, and superstitions of shipwrecks, from false beacons to smugglers' hideaways to 21st-century wrecking. Through painstaking research and interviews, Bathurst has created a remarkable work of narrative history and contemporary storytelling.
In 2001 a group of authors including Andrew O'Hagan, Tony Hawks and Irvine Welsh were given the opportunity to visit Sudan, one of the world's most inaccessible countries. The resulting book: The Weekenders - Travels in the Heart of Africa was an award-winning triumph, combining fiction and non-fiction into a compelling travel narrative that was ...
For centuries the seas around Scotland were notorious for shipwrecks. Mariners' only aids were skill, luck, and a single coal-fire light on the east coast, which was usually extinguished by rain. In 1786 the Northern Lighthouse Trust was established, with Robert Louis Stevenson appointed as chief engineer a few years later -- the beginning of a ...
From the bestselling author of "The Lighthouse Stevensons", a gripping history of the drama and danger of wrecking since the eighteenth century - and the often grisly ingenuity of British wreckers, scavengers of the sea. A fine wreck has always represented sport, pleasure, treasure, and in many cases, the difference between living well and just ...
On a field trip, a group of teenagers find themselves in the English countryside, where instead of a pastoral idyll they find terrible new temptations.
Traces the history of wrecking, looting and salvaging in the British Isles from the eighteenth century to the present day. For a fully laden general cargo to run to ground in an accessible position is more or less like having Selfridges crash-land in your back garden. Even today lifeboat crews maintain the right to claim salvage.
We guarantee every item's condition, as described on Alibris. If you are not satisfied that an item is as described, return your purchase for a refund.
