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Raincoast chronicles 21 : west coast wrecks and other maritime tales

James, Rick 1947- (Author).

Summary: The romance of shipwrecks is universal and few places on earth have more of them to explore than BC's rock-bound coast. In this special edition of Raincoast Chronicles, maritime historian Rick James takes the reader on an authoritative and well-illustrated tour of the most fascinating of BC's shipwrecks. As well as reliving high-seas adventures, we learn the stories behind retired Cape Horn windjammers, solve the sixty-year-old mystery of how Wreck Beach earned its name as well as investigate other shipwreck lore. Unique coastal characters also step forward and tell their storiesincluding old towboaters like Joe Quilty and Alan Heater, who risked their lives as a matter of course, and the King of West Coast shipwrecks himself, retired diver Fred Rogers. Whether they were deep water sailors who travelled the sea lanes of the world or those who spent most of their lives on inside waters towing booms from up coast camps to south coast lumber mills, all have fascinating stories and adventures to relate. The tales of disaster at sea where lives were lost serve as a written memorial to all whose bones lie on the bottom of one of the most treacherous stretches of coastline anywhere on the planet.

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  • ISBN: 1550175459 (sc.)
  • ISBN: 9781550175455 (sc.) :
  • Physical Description: 128 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
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  • Publisher: Madeira Park, B.C. : Harbour Pub., 2011.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 126-127) and index.
Subject: Shipwrecks -- British Columbia -- History
Ships -- British Columbia -- History
Seafaring life -- British Columbia -- History
British Columbia -- History

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  • 7 of 7 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Castlegar Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
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Castlegar Public Library 971.1 JAM (Text) 35146001711613 Non-Fiction Volume hold Available -

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