ships

The Mystery Ships of Nova Scotia in the First World War by John N. Grant

July 11, 2022 by Heather McBriarty

n 1917, a small fleet of six schooners sailed from Nova Scotia and Newfoundland ports as live bait for German U-boats.

The Yankee Privateer by Derek Yetman

January 24, 2022 by James M. Fisher

A story of adventure, betrayal, and resilience in Newfoundland set against the backdrop of the historical events of the American War of Independence.

Memories on the Bounty: A Story of Friendship, Love, and Adventure by Janet Coulter Sanford

November 15, 2021 by James M. Fisher

Memories on the Bounty is a memoir of friendship in the face of memory loss, and of preserving one man’s story of an incredible year aboard the replica HMS Bounty.

Gift Books Aplenty!

October 26, 2019October 14, 2019 by James M. Fisher

Here are some “gift books” that will appeal to those that like history, photography, art and transportation, on land or water.

Land Beyond the Sea by Kevin Major

November 6, 2020June 3, 2019 by James M. Fisher

Land Beyond the Sea is a startlingly good feat of historical fiction, based on the torpedoing of the passenger ferry SS Caribou by U-69 in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in October 1942.

Bounty: The Greatest Sea Story of Them All by Geoff D’Eon

December 7, 2018 by James M. Fisher

Spanning four centuries, this is a story of romance, risk, exotic travel, cruelty, lust, loyalty, jealousy, misadventure, hubris, heroism and death. Fully illustrated with paintings, photographs and artifacts, this book tells one of the greatest sea stories of them all.