![]() ![]() The shipwrecks discussed include a variety of types of ships- both large ocean faring vessels and small river boats- and they ran into trouble in a variety of ways. ![]() ![]() While the Coos county book covered the area just north of Lakeside to just south of Bandon, the newer book picks up where it left off and continues south to the Oregon-California state border.īoth books cover roughly the same time period (late 1800's through today) and depict the transition from sail to steam powered to motor vessels that operated on the southern Oregon coastline. "Shipwrecks of Curry County" is a follow up book to "Shipwrecks of Coos County" (Arcadia 2011). From now until March 27th, you can save 25% off of signed copies of my most recent book, "Shipwrecks of Curry County." Just a quick post to let everyone know that I'm offering a discount in my online Etsy shop. ![]()
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