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Collins, Gary, 1949-
Subjects
Queen of Swansea (Brig)
Shipwrecks -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Gull Island -- History
Shipwrecks -- Atlantic Provinces.
Shipwreck survival -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Gull Island.
Gull Island (Cape St. John, NL) -- History.
Newfoundland and Labrador -- History -- 19th century.
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Collins, Gary, 1949-
Queen of Swansea (Brig)
Shipwrecks -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Gull Island -- History
Shipwrecks -- Atlantic Provinces.
Shipwreck survival -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- Gull Island.
Gull Island (Cape St. John, NL) -- History.
Newfoundland and Labrador -- History -- 19th century.
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Desperation : the Queen of Swansea / Gary Collins.
by
Collins, Gary, 1949-
Flanker Press, c2016.
Call #:
910.452 C712d
Subjects
Queen of Swansea (Brig)
Shipwrecks
--
Newfoundland and Labrador
--
Gull
Island
--
History
Shipwrecks
--
Atlantic Provinces.
Shipwreck survival
--
Newfoundland and Labrador
--
Gull
Island
.
Gull
Island
(
Cape
St
.
John
,
NL
)
--
History
.
Newfoundland and Labrador
--
History
--
19th century.
ISBN:
9781771175517 (pbk.)
Description:
xxxiii, 202 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes:
"Inspired by true events"--Cover.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-202).
Summary:
Shipwreck. Starvation. Cannibalism. No survivors. Author Gary Collins recreates the tragedy of the brigantine Queen of Swansea. Bound for Newfoundland in December 1867, the vessel made her first port of call in
St
.
John
's, only to meet her doom on the rocks of
Gull
Island
,
Cape
John
. The following spring, Captain Mark Rowsell of Leading Tickles chanced upon the fallen ship's crew on his return voyage from the seal hunt. His discovery of the wreckage, and the fate of the men and women on board, marks a chilling and unforgettable event that has echoed worldwide in the
history
of seagoing vessels. A fictionalized account of final voyage of the Queen of Swansea - a story with a gruesome turn of events that makes it unique in the annals of Atlantic shipwrecks. Author Gary Collins is Newfoundland and Labrador's favourite storyteller. He lives in Hare Bay, Newfoundland."
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