{"product_id":"the-wreckers-the-florida-keys-volume-3-9781561644964","title":"The Wreckers: The Florida Keys Volume 3","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this third book in a series on the history of the Florida Keys, John Viele tells the true story of the Florida Keys wreckers, the daring seamen who sailed out in fair weather or foul to save lives and property from ships cast up on the unforgiving Florida Reef in the passage south of the Florida Keys, one of the most dangerous in the world, having claimed thousands of ships and lives. In the 1850s, the heyday of the wreckers, ships were piling up on the reef at the rate of nearly one a week. Salvaging these wrecks was a highly competitive and hazardous gamble of the lives, limbs, and vessels of the wreckers against an often elusive gain. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the archives of the federal court at Key West, or \"wrecking court,\" and from contemporary letters, diaries, and newspaper articles, the author has captured the drama of the lives and times of the Florida Keys wreckers with accuracy and clarity. Richly illustrated with drawings from nineteenth-century magazines and newspapers, artists' concepts of wrecking scenes, and reproductions of old paintings and photographs, this book will fascinate sailors and landlubbers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSee all of the books in this series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pineapple Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781561644964\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 199\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.97w x 0.57d","brand":"John Viele","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36659873874076,"sku":"9781561644964","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_1ea3a232-3eaf-47b3-a822-7d96827f8b84.jpg?v=1603895619","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-wreckers-the-florida-keys-volume-3-9781561644964","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}