Thirty-six Years After the Wreck of the SS Marine Electric, Read the Definitive Book for Free Here

In the early morning hours of February 12, 1983, the SS Marine Electric capsized off the coast of Virginia —

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Podcast Venture #2: Mud Diver Michael Carr Tells All

https://www.coastalnewstoday.com/podcasts/master-diver-michael-carr Here’s my second podcast — a conversation with “mud diver” Michael Carr. Michael and I go back to the

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Introducing … Ship to Shore Podcast on The American Shoreline Podcast Network

Here’s my inaugural voyage on the American Shoreline Podcast Network where we try to show the diverse stakeholders of the

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The “Other” Good SS Marine Electric Documentary — with Dominic Calicchio Tribute

The new Smithsonian Channel documentary on the loss of the SS Marine Electric is dramatic and well done, with re-enactments

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Hey Sailor, Wanna Good Time at the Jean Shop?

(Here’s one of my favorite pieces circa 1980. I remember the time frame because I had just begun dating Suzanne,

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Beyond the “Deadly Neglect” Documentary

The Smithsonian Channel’s well done “Deadly Neglect” documentary on the loss of the SS Marine Electric does a first rate

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“Deadly Neglect” on Smithsonian is the Best Doc So Far on the SS Marine Electric

The producers and directors at Bell Media have with great talent and flair created the best of the five or

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Free Serialization of The Man-eaters of Eden

(Note: As I have done for three of my other books, I’m posting here a free online version of Man-eaters

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The Man-eaters of Eden: Life and Death in Kruger National Park Released Internationally

My South African book about how lions developed man-eating habits during apartheid now is re-released in paperback format to an

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“Deadly Neglect,” Documentary on Marine Electric, will Air on the Smithsonian Channel Soon.

Honest. This time they say for sure. “Deadly Neglect” will be one of several documentaries on maritime disasters aired first

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