History, Maritime History & Piracy
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A Game of Chance
The Story of British North American South Seas Whaling by Andrea Kirkpatrick
It’s almost impossible to imagine spending eight months at sea “without once putting foot on land.” But that’s exactly what whalers experienced when playing the dangerous “game of chance,” hunting down leviathans for oil and bone—all for a “lay,”...
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Historic Shipwrecks of the Southern Gulf Islands of British Columbia
by Jacques Marc and Warren Oliver Bush
British Columbia’s rugged Southern Gulf Islands enticed many pioneers, explorers, colonists, miners, and adventurers in the mid 19th century. Fog, wind, strong currents and the lack of aids to navigation made navigating these striking and...
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