Mysteries and Adventures Along the Atlantic Coast - by Snow Edward Rowe (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Snow's first book-length collection of maritime stories, first published in 1948

About the Author

Edward Rowe Snow (1902-1982) is remembered as one of the most vivid chroniclers of New England maritime history. Beginning with the publication of The Islands of Boston Harbor in 1935, he made his name as a historian of the New England coast - and also as a popular storyteller, lecturer, preservationist, and treasure hunter. For forty years, Snow flew to the lighthouses of New England as the Flying Santa, dropping Christmas parcels for the keepers and their families. A granite memorial to Edward Rowe Snow, Mr. New England, on Georges Island in Boston Harbor was dedicated in 2000 by his many friends.An heir to the great tradition of Edward Rowe Snow, Jeremy D'Entremont has been writing about New England maritime history for more than two dozen years. Webmaster of New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide at www.newenglandlighthouses.net, he is founder of Friends of Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouses and historian of the American Lighthouse Foundation. Jeremy is the series editor of the centennial editions of Edward Rowe Snow, and he has written a series of authoritative guides to America's lighthouses. He is also the author of Great Shipwrecks of the Maine Coast. He lives in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.Joseph E. Garland is the author of many books, including Lone Voyager, The Gloucester Guide, Down to the Sea, Adventure, Beating to Windward, and Beam Reach. His books with Commonwealth Editions include The North Shore, Eastern Point, and Bear of the Sea. He lives on Eastern Point in Gloucester with his wife, Helen.