Hard Luck Coast: The Perilous Reefs of Point Montara
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (837 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1889901512 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-19 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
JoAnn Semones, Ph.D, boarded her first ship at age three. Her first book, Shipwrecks, Scalawags, and Scavengers: The Storied Waters of Pigeon Point, was published by Glencannon Press Maritime Books in October 2007. . JoAnn's stories have appeared in a variety of publications, including Mains'l Haul, Professional Mariner, Lighthouse Digest, Anchor Light, La Peninsula
The city of course, developed quickly after the Gold Rush of 1849, and seagoing vessel traffic into the port increased concomitantly. The depth of research per story is readily apparent, the efficiency with which Semones delivers that information is remarkable. There is a breeches buoy rescue in the book, and there is the strange tale of the Point Montara Lighthouse, formerly known as Mayo's Beach Light in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. JoAnn Semones gives each disaster the full treatment, from cradle to grave, from the shipyard to the shipwreck. . Photographs of the sailors, owners and their ships conver
Each shipwreck represents a separate, yet integrated piece of history, linking the reader to the past. Each lighthouse, whether it contains a small lantern or a giant first order Fresnel lens, is a mighty monument to that past. From 1851 to 1946, dozens of ships sank in the notorious corridor between Montara and Half Moon Bay. Their beacons are our eyes to the world as it was, attesting to the stories of irreplaceable people, places and times.. California writer John Steinbeck referred to the treacherous strip of shore between Montara and Half Moon Bay as "the hard luck coast." Along this foggy, final approach to San Francisco, vessels were forced to hug t