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Collision at Dawn

and Other Thrilling Stories of the Sea

by (author) Robert Parsons

Publisher
Creative Book Publishing
Initial publish date
Oct 2008
Category
General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781897174326
    Publish Date
    Oct 2008
    List Price
    $18.95

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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

Since retiring from the teaching profession, Robert Parsons has devoted much of his time to sharing Newfoundland’s sea-faring history through both the written and the spoken word. He has been called one of the most popular and prolific writers on the subject of Atlantic Canada’s ships and disasters. He is the author is 14 non-fiction books, ranging from Lost at Sea to Born Down By the Water. His work has appeared in numerous newspapers and magazines. He lives in Grand Bank, Newfoundland.

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