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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     More Content       More by this author     Allaby, Eric.     Subjects     Shipwrecks -- Fundy, Bay of.     Bays -- New Brunswick -- History.     Grand Manan Island (N.B.) -- History.     Fundy, Bay of -- History.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Allaby, Eric.       by title:      The sea wins : shipw...       by call number:      910.452 A416s     Search the Web     Allaby, Eric.     Shipwrecks -- Fundy, Bay of.     Bays -- New Brunswick -- History.     Grand Manan Island (N.B.) -- History.     Fundy, Bay of -- History.       MARC Display

The sea wins : shipwrecks of the Bay of Fundy / Eric Allaby. by Allaby, Eric. Nimbus Publishing, 2022. Call #: 910.452 A416s Subjects Shipwrecks -- Fundy, Bay of.   Bays -- New Brunswick -- History.   Grand Manan Island (N.B.) -- History.   Fundy, Bay of -- History. ISBN:  9781774711378 (pbk.) Alternate title:  Shipwrecks of the Bay of Fundy Description:  268 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references. Summary:  With a degree in physics paid for through commercial diving, Eric Allaby's skills served his curiosity well when his diving led him into new ventures searching for shipwrecks around his home island of Grand Manan, NB. While working on a National Museum grant in the 1970s, Allaby pioneered new underwater survey techniques. His passion for shipwreck stories led him to conduct his own research, and his writing and illustration of those stories eventually led to this book. "Those who call the shores of Fundy home take the twice-daily flooding and ebbing of massive tides as a matter of daily routine. But to visiting mariners, the Bay of Fundy posed particular challenges for their sea-borne commerce. Shipwrecks were usually enormously dramatic events, too often sadly tragic, occasionally even touched with humour. The strong currents associated with the spring tides are probably the greatest reason for shipwrecks in the Bay of Fundy. But shipwrecks are seldom attributable to one factor alone. Almost every shipping casualty is the result of a combination of problems working together: fog, incompetence, and, of course, the costly damages inflicted by the fury of storms. Shipwreck lore makes up an important part of the history and heritage of the Fundy region. Featuring dozens of paintings and drawings by the author, the book vividly recounts more than forty dramatic tales of the real people who faced great odds in their sailing ships, only to discover that, inevitably, the sea wins."--From publisher. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Bedford Public Library Adult Nonfiction 910.452 A416s Adult books Checked out Jul 20, 2024 Add Copy to MyList Captain William Spry Public Library Adult Nonfiction 910.452 A416s Adult books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Woodlawn Public Library Adult Nonfiction 910.452 A416s Adult books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 910.452 A416s Adult books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 910.452 A416s Core Collection - Adult Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Central Library Local History Collection 910.452 A416s Non-circulating Local History Room - Central Library, 4th Floor   Add Copy to MyList Cole Harbour Public Library Adult Nonfiction 910.452 A416s Adult books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Tantallon Public Library Adult Nonfiction 910.452 A416s Adult books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList

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