Gift Books Aplenty!
Here are some "gift books" that will appeal to those that like history, photography, art and transportation, on land or water.
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Land Beyond the Sea by Kevin Major
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
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.
Bearing Witness: Journalists, Record Keepers and the 1917 Halifax Explosion by Michael Dupuis
6, 2017, signals the 100th anniversary of the Halifax Explosion, Canada’s worst Maritime tragedy to date. In mere seconds, a large portion of Halifax’s North End and waterfront were obliterated when the damaged munitions ship Mont Blanc exploded, killing 2,000 … Continue reading
Heroes of the Sea: Stories from the Atlantic Blue by Robert C. Parsons
Bestselling author Robert C. Parsons presents more than fifty exciting stories of high-seas adventure, set mainly along the shores of Newfoundland and Labrador in the 1800s and 1900s, these are true stories of men and women who faced the dangerous … Continue reading
Left to Die: The Story of the SS Newfoundland Sealing Disaster by Gary Collins
The story of the SS Newfoundland sealing disaster of 1914, in which 78 of 132 men died on the ice, is told in arresting fashion by Newfoundland author Gary Collins in Left to Die (2014, Flanker Press). Known as “The … Continue reading