This 212 page, pre-owned hardback book was written by Hervey Benham and published by Essex County Newspapers in 1980.
Before lifeboats, the saving of lives at sea and the salvaging of wrecked ships and theit cargoes were in the hands of a hardy breed of adventurous seafarers, the salvagers.
Theirs was a strange calling, and more of their exploits along the East coast are recalled in this book.