...Asa Tift as he turns back the
pages of history, greeting you in
his fascinating warehouse, surrounded
by the booty from the reefs
...the life of the wreckers as they
fight the storms to save the lives
and cargo on the treacherous reefs
on the Florida Keys.
...to
their tales of dangerous wrecks and daring
recoveries.
...the artifacts from the shipwreck Isaac
Allerton. Partially salvaged when she
sunk in 1856 and rediscovered in 1985, the
Isaac Allerton was the richest shipwreck
in Key West's History.
...Key West, as a bustling, boisterous sea
town on the frontier of a young America. You
will take a glimpse at 19th century life and
the wrecking's influence on the islands society
