Shipwrecks Off the East Coast
Harrowing Tales of Rescue and Disaster
- Publisher
- Formac Publishing Company Limited
- Initial publish date
- May 2017
- Category
- General, Post-Confederation (1867-), Naval, History, Pre-Confederation (to 1867)
- Recommended Age
- 11 to 18
- Recommended Grade
- 6 to 12
- Recommended Reading age
- 11 to 18
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781552778579
- Publish Date
- Feb 2012
- List Price
- $7.99
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781552774151
- Publish Date
- May 2009
- List Price
- $9.95
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781554390120
- Publish Date
- Jan 2005
- List Price
- $9.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781459504745
- Publish Date
- May 2017
- List Price
- $12.99
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781459504738
- Publish Date
- Mar 2017
- List Price
- $16.95
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Description
Shipwrecks Off the East Coast tells the stories of nine ill-fated vessels as they navigated the often treacherous waters of the Atlantic region. Among them: the wreck of the SS Atlantic, only miles from safety in Halifax, where 562 people perished, including all women and children aboard but one solitary boy; the dramatic sinking of the SS Caribou, destroyed by a German U-boat's torpedo off the coast of Newfoundland, with 135 lives lost; the famous sinking of the sailing vessel Marco Polo just ninety metres offshore of PEI; and the Royal Tar, whose passengers included a full complement of circus animals and performers, which was engulfed by fire and abandoned by her chief crew members.
About the author
Carmel Vivier is an author and journalist living near Saint John, New Brunswick. Her writing, which has been published in magazines in Canada and the United States, covers topics in a number of fields, including history, business, law, photojournalism, and travel and tourism - to mention a few. She is an avid photographer and loves to travel, hike, and sail.
Editorial Reviews
"An accurate and poignant picture of our relationship to the ocean and some ships that didnt make it."
The Chronicle Herald