Heroes of the Goodwin Sands
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About This Book
HardPress Classic Books Series
Chapters (56)(click to expand)
- Heroes
- of the
- Goodwin Sands
- Thomas Stanley Treanor, M.A.
- Chaplain, Missions to Seamen, Deal and the Downs
- Author of "The Log of a Sky Pilot," "The Cry from the Sea and the Answer from the Shore."
- With Coloured and other Illustrations
- LONDON THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY 4 Bouverie Street & 65 St. Paul's Churchyard 1904
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- A PERILOUS RESCUE . . . . . . . . . Frontispiece THE LAUNCH OF THE LIFEBOAT THE GOODWIN SANDS A WRECK ON THE GOODWINS THE BOOM OF A DISTANT GUN SHOWING A FLARE HOOKING THE STEAMER A FORLORN HOPE POSITION OF THE GANGES ON THE SANDS DANGEROUS WORK THE ANCHOR OF DEATH (from a photograph) DEAL BOATMEN ON THE LOOK OUT FOR A HOTEL THE WRECK OF THE GOLDEN ISLAND CLOVE-HITCH KNOTS JARVIST ARNOLD THE KINGSDOWN LIFEBOAT SCENE ON DEAL BEACH, FEBRUARY 13, 1870 POSITION OF THE SORRENTO THE SORRENTO ON THE GOODWIN SANDS ALL HANDS IN THE LIFEBOAT THE LIFEBOAT BRADFORD AT THE WRECK OF THE INDIAN CHIEF LEAVING RAMSGATE HARBOUR IN TOW
- The Launch of the Lifeboat. From a photograph by W. H. Franklin.
- CHAPTER I THE GOODWIN SANDS
- The Goodwin Sands.
- A wreck on the Goodwins.
- CHAPTER II THE DEAL BOATMEN
- The boom of a distant gun. From a photograph by W. H. Franklin. James Laming, Coxswain, Kingsdown Lifeboat, R. Roberts, Coxswain, North Deal Lifeboat, John Mackins, Coxswain, Walmer Lifeboat.
- Showing a flare.
- Hooking the steamer.
- A forlorn hope
- CHAPTER III THE AUGUSTE HERMANN FRANCKE
- CHAPTER IV THE GANGES
- Position of the Ganges on the Sands.
- CHAPTER V THE EDINA
- Dangerous work.
- CHAPTER VI THE FREDRIK CARL
- The anchor of death. From a photograph by W. H. Franklin.
- Deal boatmen on the lookout for a hovel.
- CHAPTER VII THE GOLDEN ISLAND
- Location of the wreck
- Clove-hitch
- CHAPTER VIII THE SORRENTO, S.S.
- Jarvist Arnold
- The Kingsdown lifeboat
- Scene on Deal Beach February 13, 1870. From a painting by W. H. Franklin.
- Position of the Sorrento.
- The Sorrento on the Goodwin Sands.
- CHAPTER IX THE ROYAL ARCH
- CHAPTER X THE MANDALAY
- CHAPTER XI THE LEDA
- 'All hands in the lifeboat!' From a photograph by W. H. Franklin.
- CHAPTER XII THE D'ARTAGNAN AND THE HEDVIG SOPHIA
- CHAPTER XIII THE RAMSGATE LIFEBOAT
- The lifeboat Bradford at the wreck of the Indian Chief.
- No. 1.—The Mate's Account.
- No. 2.—The Coxswain's Account.
- Leaving Ramsgate Harbour in tow.
- THE BOY'S LIBRARY OF ADVENTURE & HEROISM
- Stories for Boys.
- New Illustrated Stories. By Various Authors.
- Popular Stories by Hesba Stretton.
- Popular Stories by Mrs. O. F. Walton.
- Popular Stories by Amy Le Feuvre.
- The Bouverie Florin Library.
- The 'Queen' Library.
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