The Wreck on the Half Moon Reef by Hugh Edwards

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners. Dust jacket has tear to front cover that has been semi-repaired with sticky tape on the inside. Scuffing to dust jacket corners. Previous owner has signed title page.

On 26 March 1728, the first European ship built in Australia was put out to sea. The Sloepie was built and crewed by survivors of the Zeewyk, which had impaled herself on the savage reefs of the Abrolhos Islands.

Hugh Edwards illuminates the colour, drama and brutality of a shadowy corner of maritime history. Includes index.