West Coast Wrecks and Other Maritime Tales by James, Rick - 2011

Harbour Publishing Company, Limited. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Harbour Publishing Company, Limited. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing. Near Fine. 2011. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 1550175459 . Only slight wear to card covers; A bright, solid book, appears unread. ; Raincoast Chronicles 21; B&W Illustrations; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 128 pages; In this special edition of Raincoast Chronicles, maritime historian Rick James takes the reader on an authoritative and well-illustrated tour of the most fascinating of BC's shipwrecks. As well as reliving high-seas adventures, we learn the stories behind retired Cape Horn windjammers, solve the sixty-year-old mystery of how Wreck Beach earned its name as well as investigate other shipwreck lore. Unique coastal characters also step forward and tell their stories--including old towboaters like Joe Quilty and Alan Heater, who risked their lives as a matter of course, and the King of West Coast shipwrecks himself, retired diver Fred Rogers. Whether they were deep water sailors who travelled the sea lanes of the… Read More

Harbour Publishing, 2011. Book. Good.. Paperback. Gift inscription inside else a clean tight copy..

Harbour, 2011-09-24. Paperback. Used:Good.

Madeira Park, B.C.: Harbour Publishing Co. Ltd, 2011. Book. Fine. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). First Printing of the First Edition. Fine, apparently unread copy, signed on the title page. ( Raincoast Chronicles 21 ).

" In this special edition of Raincoast Chronicles, maritime historian Rick James takes the reader on an authoritative and well-illustrated tour of the most fascinating of BC's shipwrecks. As well as reliving high-seas adventures, we learn the stories behind retired Cape Horn windjammers, solve the sixty-year-old mystery of how Wreck Beach earned its name as well as investigate other shipwreck lore. Unique coastal characters also step forward and tell their stories--including old towboaters like Joe Quilty and Alan Heater, who risked their lives as a matter of course, and the King of West Coast shipwrecks himself, retired diver Fred Rogers. Whether they were deep water sailors who traveled the sea lanes of the world or those who spent most of their lives on inside waters towing booms from up coast camps to south coast lumber mills, all have fascinating stories and adventures to relate. The tales of disaster at sea where lives were lost serve as a written memorial to all whose bones lie on the bottom of… Read More