The August Gales: The Tragic Loss of Fishing Schooners in the North Atlantic 1926 and 1927; signed copy
by Hallowell, Gerald
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- Fine
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1771080469
- ISBN 13
- 9781771080460
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Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
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About This Item
Halifa Nova Scotia: Nimbus Publishing, 2013. Book. Fine. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pictorial paper,252 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits,CONTENTS:Dark Days of Mourning,Lunenburg the the Banks Fishery,An Island in a Stormy Sea,The August Gale of 1926 The August Gale of 1927,Newfoundland and the August Gale of 1927,The Gloucester Connection,The Call of the Sea Afterword: Days of Festivity and Hope. Three different fishing communities, three different countries, but in their pursuit of fish on the banks they would have much in common, including the terrors of the North Atlantic storms. The August Gales is a richly detailed history of the banks fishery, the perils of the North Atlantic, and more specifically, the three powerful, and ultimately deadly, August storms that devastated not only an industry, but entire communities.
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- Bookseller
- Harry E Bagley Books Ltd (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1125558415
- Title
- The August Gales: The Tragic Loss of Fishing Schooners in the North Atlantic 1926 and 1927; signed copy
- Author
- Hallowell, Gerald
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1771080469
- ISBN 13
- 9781771080460
- Publisher
- Nimbus Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Halifa Nova Scotia
- Date Published
- 2013
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Canada Atlantic Coast,Fischerei,Fisheries Accidents ,Fisheries Accidents Atlantic Coast (Canada),Fishers,Fishers Newfoundland and Labrador,Fishers Nova Scotia
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Americana;
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