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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: UBC Press, 1993. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. viii, 179pp., index, notes, biblio., photos. "Canada is a great maritime nation. Although ships and the sea have been part of its history for centuries, very little is known about the men and women who have worked in its coastal and lake fleets. 'Ships and Memories' is a fascinating account of life at sea during the age of steam. In it, seafarers tell ther own stories and remember the good times as well as the bad, in peace and war and during the depression. Eric Sager draws on interviews with master mariners, engineers, able seamen, cooks, stewards, and many others who worked aboard steamships from 1920 to 1950." Based on interviews on both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of Canada..
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Ships and Memories: Merchant Seafarers in Canada's Age of Steam Hardcover - 1993
by Eric W. Sager
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- Title Ships and Memories: Merchant Seafarers in Canada's Age of Steam
- Author Eric W. Sager
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 182
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of British Columbia Press, Vancouver
- Date 1993
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780774804431 / 0774804432
- Weight 0.95 lbs (0.43 kg)
- Dimensions 9.1 x 5.9 x 0.9 in (23.11 x 14.99 x 2.29 cm)
- Reading level 1110
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- Cultural Region: Canadian
- Cultural Region: Western U.S.
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 93201740
- Dewey Decimal Code 387.509
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Vancouver, BC: University of British Columbia Press. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. 0774804432 . Slight edge wear to DJ, light crease down front flap ; DJ in Mylar A bright, solid book ; B&W Illustrations; 0.9 x 9.1 x 6.1 Inches; 179 pages; Anecdotal accounts of life on board Canada's merchant steamships .
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Vancouver: UBC Press, 1993. A fascinating account of the life at sea during the age of steam. Seafarers tell their own stories and remember the good times as well as the bad, in peace and war and during the depression. The author draws on interviews with master mariners, cooks, stewards and others who worked aboard steamships from 1920 to 1950. A glossary aquaints readers with nautical terms, and photographs illustrating the seafarers life add a vivid visual dimension to the reminiscences. Eric W. Sager is a Professor of History at the University of Victoria. Photo illustrated dust jacket. A bright copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.
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