Anthony Dalton

On January 22, 1906, the passenger ship Valencia lost her way in heavy fog and rain and rammed into the deadly rocks at Pachena Point on the west coast of Vancouver Island. As the wreck was shattered by the pounding waves, the survivors clung desperately to the rigging. Few made it the short distance to shore through the frigid and turbulent waves—117 of the 164 souls aboard perished. A year earlier, the King David had been wrecked on Bajo Reef near Nootka Sound. The fate of her sailors was much more mysterious. Today, the magnificent Pacific coastline of Vancouver Island draws hikers, surfers and storm-watchers to marvel at its natural splendour. But the ghosts of the Valencia, King David, Janet Cowan, Pacific, Soquel and dozens of other lost ships still haunt the rugged shores of the Graveyard of the Pacific. Anthony Dalton tells the incredible stories of many of these ships and their courageous crews, who often discovered that their nightmares had only begun once they made it ashore. These true tales of disaster and daring rescues are a fascinating adventure into British Columbia maritime history.

Shipwreck Tales from the Depths of History

The Graveyard of the Pacific

Considered wise and powerful by the Inuit and other Native cultures, and celebrated in legend and literature, polar bears have become a charismatic symbol of animals threatened by climate change in the Arctic ecosystem. Yet for centuries, polar bears were demonized and slaughtered by adventurers who sailed the icy seas seeking wealth and glory. These fascinating stories from northern lands, including Canada, Alaska, Greenland and the Norwegian islands of Spitsbergen, draw from the annals of Arctic exploration and more recent polar bear research to capture the ingenuity, power and majesty of the world's largest land carnivore.

The Arctic's Fearless Great Wanderers

Polar Bears

The adventures of Tinker Taylor started in rural Scotland before he was three years old. They continued throughout his formative years in England until he set off on a round-about odyssey for Timbuktu in his late teens. On his long journey he introduces us to Alexander the Great, Marc Antony, a host of ancient Persian kings, a trio of Sahara explorers, and he dallies with exotic beauties such as Aphrodite, Cleopatra and Queen Tin Hinan. Tinker's travels through the ruins of antiquity bring him in contact with an eclectic mix of modern personalities, including: a talkative Turk, Pete - an Iraqi with a Cockney accent, Brandy - the passionate American, two Italian mountain climbers, and a suspected British spy. Plus, we meet an African crook named Agha Khan, the overpowering Chantal, a nomad called Mahmoud, and Fred - a bad-tempered camel.All these set against a backdrop of archaeological treasures: Pella, Ephesus, Persepolis, Palmyra, Ba'albek, the Pyramids of Gizeh, Abalessa, Timgad and the fabled Timbuktu.

Memories from a Nomadic Life

Tinker Go Walking!

Alexis S. Troubetzkoy

Ken S. Coates

P. Whitney Lackenbauer

Claudia Coutu Radmore

John David Hamilton

S.L. Osborne

Michael Posluns

Greg Poelzer

Bruce W. Hodgins

William R. Morrion

Kerry Karram

This special bundle is your essential guide to all things concerning Canada’s polar regions, which make up the majority of Canada’s territory but are places most of us will never visit. The Arctic has played a key role in Canada’s history and in the history of the indigenous peoples of this land, and the area will only become more strategically and economically important in the future. This bundle provides an in-depth crash course, including titles on Arctic exploration (Arctic Obsession), Native issues (Arctic Twilight), sovereignty (In the Shadow of the Pole), adventure and survival (Death Wins in the Arctic), and military issues (Arctic Front). Let this collection be your guide to the far reaches of this country. Arctic Front Arctic Naturalist Arctic Obsession Arctic Revolution Arctic Twilight Death Wins in the Arctic In the Shadow of the Pole Pike’s Portage Voices From the Odeyak

Pike's Portage/Death Wins in the Arctic/Arctic Naturalist/Arctic Obsession/Arctic Twilight/Arctic Front/Canoeing North Into the Unknown/Arctic Revolution/In the Shadow of the Pole/Voices From the Odeyak

The Dundurn Arctic Culture and Sovereignty Library

In 1975 Rod Johnstone finally decided to build the boat he'd been planning since completing design correspondence school 10 years earlier. Thirty years later, the J/24, the boat based on that first garage-built vessel is the most popular recreational offshore keelboat in the world. The story of J/Boats' success, as inspiring as it is unlikely, unfolds for the first time in this illustrated history, which tells how Rod and his brother Bob turned one homebuilt boat and a $20,000 investment into the company that dominates the performance-oriented sailboat market today.

Sailing to Success

J/Boats

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