History Post-confederation (1867-)
Raincoast Chronicles 21
West Coast Wrecks and Other Maritime Tales
- Publisher
- Harbour Publishing Co. Ltd.
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2011
- Category
- Post-Confederation (1867-)
- Recommended Age
- 12
- Recommended Grade
- 7
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781550175455
- Publish Date
- Sep 2011
- List Price
- $24.95
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About the author
Rick James is a writer, maritime historian, photographer and field archaeologist, whose work has been published in numerous periodicals including The Beaver: Canada's History Magazine, The Sea Chest: Journal of the Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society and Western Mariner. He is the author of Ghost Ships of Royston and co-authored Historic Shipwrecks of BC's Central Coast, Historic Shipwrecks of the Sunshine Coast and The Comox Valley. Many people recognize him from his role in The Sea Hunters documentary Malahat: Queen of the Rum Runners, which aired on Canada's History channel. He lives in Courtenay, BC.
Librarian Reviews
Raincoast Chronicles 21: West Coast Wrecks and Other Maritime Tales
West Coast Wrecks and Other Maritime Tales is a special edition of Raincoast Chronicles featuring nautical stories and shipwreck lore and laying down an anecdotal background for an important maritime narrative.Twenty-one chapters are each devoted to shipwrecks, adventures, incidents or disasters and the related unique coastal characters. More than 100 black-and-white photographs from the late 19th and early 20th century are appropriate illustrations for the stories.
The maritime history of BC is fascinating, and sometimes tragic. West Coast Wrecks and Other Maritime Tales is an interesting introduction and overview to the study of the coastal heritage.
Source: The Association of Book Publishers of BC. BC Books for BC Schools. 2012-2013.