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Shipwrecks Off the East Coast

Harrowing Tales of Rescue and Disaster

by (author) Carmel Vivier

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
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781552778579
    Publish Date
    Feb 2012
    List Price
    $7.99
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781552774151
    Publish Date
    May 2009
    List Price
    $9.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781554390120
    Publish Date
    Jan 2005
    List Price
    $9.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781459504745
    Publish Date
    May 2017
    List Price
    $12.99
  • 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.

Carmel Vivier's profile page

Editorial Reviews

"An accurate and poignant picture of our relationship to the ocean and some ships that didnt make it."

The Chronicle Herald