Collision at Dawn
and Other Thrilling Stories of the Sea
- Publisher
- Creative Book Publishing
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2008
- Category
- General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781897174326
- Publish Date
- Oct 2008
- List Price
- $18.95
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Where to buy it
Out of print
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Description
"Truth is stranger than fiction." This old adage certainly applies to the schooners and steamers of Newfoundland and Labrador, and to the men that sailed them. Countless ships and sailors came to grief in Newfoundland and Labrador waters in the days before long-range forecasting and reliable navigational instruments. Anything that could conceivably have happened to a ship has happened along the shores of Canada's most easterly province. And more than likely it has been included in this volume of fifty-three tales of the sea, which span every coastline and range from the 1800s to the modern day.
About the author
Robert Parsons has been researching and publishing books about Atlantic Canada’s ships and wrecks for over two decades. In addition to more than 20 books, his articles and stories have appeared in local and national publications. He has appeared on national TV on the History Channel’s Disasters of the Century and Global TV’s Legends and Lore of the North Atlantic. His recent books published by Pottersfield Press include Shipwrecks of New Brunswick; The Edge of Yesterday: Sea Disasters of Nova Scotia; Wrecked and Ruined; and Ocean of Storms, Sea of Disaster. His website is www.atlanticwrecks.com