Rick James

West Coast Wrecks & Other Maritime Tales

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The romance of shipwrecks is universal and few places on earth have more of them to explore than BCs rock-bound coast. 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 BCs 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 storiesincluding old towboaters like Joe Quilty and Alan Heater, who risk… Mehr

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ISBN: 978-1-55017-545-5
EAN: 9781550175455
Produktnummer: 11393576
Verlag: Harbour Pub
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Seitenangabe: 128 S.
Masse: H27.8 cm x B21.6 cm x D0.8 cm 381 g
Reihenbandnummer: 21
Gewicht: 381

Über den Autor

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.