Tea Clipper Gossamer

by Steve Clarkson and Neville Oldham | Paperback, 48 pages

A fully illustrated booklet documenting the history of the tea clipper Gossamer which was driven onto the rocks near Prawle Point in December 1867 with the loss of 13 passengers and crew, including the captain and his wife. There is also a description of the wreck site and of other clippers and barques wrecked in the area.