Danger, Disaster, and Horrid Deeds: Thrills, chills, and outrageous crimes from the pages of Yankee Magazine. de Silitch, Clarissa M. (Editor) - 1974

Yankee Books, 1974. First edition. Unabridged. Stated First Edition.. Hard cover. Fine in good dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. DJ has done its job, edges have small tears, chips, repaired from inside, clear tape; but book is great, with only small signature of prior owner w/date, 1977.. Kirkpatrick, Carl F. (Art direction by). 1 288 p. B&W photos; diagrams; drawings, with some shades of red design elements. True stories: "Dreadful Catastrophes, Perilous Predicaments, Sudden Death, Courageous Souls, and Utter Dastards. " A Chronology chart, 1710 through 1973, begins: 1710-1718 Black Sam Bellamy harries the Northeast Coast, attempts to found a 'Pirates-Only' colony at Machias, Maine, and finds his Maker when his ship 'Whydah' is dashed to bits on the rocks of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. " Some 55 events later, "1973 Summer: The third attempt to salvage the "'nsalvageable' 'Andrea Doria' comes to naught. " The ocean liner's sinking was a 1956 event.