Shipwrecks and Legends 'Round Cape May: Includes Stirring Tales of Pirates, Buried Treasure, Rum-Runners, War Action

Quite a place, this Cape May [New Jersey], America's first resort town, with its Victorian homes and hostelries of gaudy pastels and lacy woodwork, is a happy summer place where happy summer people frolic in the sand, shops and streets of this festive area. But when the pages of time are turned back, or when the summer sun sets, this is a cape of mystery, intrigue and rich folklore. This book does not pretend to masquerade as a history book. While carefully conceived and planned, and despite exhaustive research and intensive interviews, this is only an overview of Cape May's most noteworthy legends and shipwrecks. At times, there may seem to be more questions than answers for some of these tales. The complete stories are often so elusive and lost in time, and information so contradictory, that any ironclad conclusions are precluded...