Raincoast chronicles 21
Subtitle: west coast wrecks and other maritime tales
By: Rick James
Publisher: Harbour Pub.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Madeira Park, B.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9781550175455
Subjects: Ships; Seafaring life; Shipwrecks; History
Other titles: Raincoast chronicles twenty-one; West coast wrecks and other maritime tales
Description: Maritime historian Rick James takes readers on a tour of BC's most fascinating shipwrecks. We learn the stories behind retired Cape Horn windjammers and solve the sixty-year-old mystery of how Wreck Beach earned its name. These tales serve as a written memorial to all whose bones lie on the bottom of one of the most treacherous stretches of coastline anywhere on the planet.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 126-127) and index.