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North Star of Herschel Island - Canada's Arctic Tall Ship
by MacDonald, R Bruce
- Used
- Fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 146020557X
- ISBN 13
- 9781460205570
- Seller
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Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada
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About This Item
Friesenpress. Fine. 2012. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 146020557X . Stiff square book in glossy covers. Flatsigned by the author on the title page; 152 X 28.07 X 229 millimeters; 496 pages; In 1935, at the height of the Great Depression, two Canadian Inuit fur trappers ordered the largest private sailing ship ever delivered to be used in transporting their annual catch of fur to Herschel Island on the MacKenzie Delta in exchange for the supplies that they needed to survive another winter hundreds of miles north of the Arctic Circle. Three times she did not make it into port in time and was frozen solid into the ice. This is the story of one of the most historic ships in Canada, who under three owners faced many challenges including; holding land at the entrance of the fabled NorthWest Passage to protect Canadian Arctic Sovereignty, was used in sail-training for Inuit, surveyed the controversial B. C. /Alaska border and was chartered to search for mermaids off of the Aleutian Islands. North Star of Herschel Island is now a familiar sight on the Victoria, B. C. Waterfront and a regular participant in Classic Boat and Tall Ship Festivals. In 2005 she represented her country as the Canadian GoodWill Ambassador in an international gathering of Tall Ships. This is the true story of a remarkable ship and the people who have known and loved her. (from the back cover) .
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- Bookseller
- B-Line Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 64171
- Title
- North Star of Herschel Island - Canada's Arctic Tall Ship
- Author
- MacDonald, R Bruce
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 146020557X
- ISBN 13
- 9781460205570
- Publisher
- Friesenpress
- Place of Publication
- Victoria
- Date Published
- 2012
- Keywords
- 146020557X
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nautical;
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About the Seller
B-Line Books
Biblio member since 2003
Amherst, Nova Scotia
About B-Line Books
B-Line Books is an internet business operating from my large home in Amherst, Nova Scotia. I am a retired English teacher with a lifetime of gathered books for sale. Presently, about 24,000 books in 90 categories are listed with an emphasis in the humanities. I look for books I am interested in myself, and feel that most of the inventory is of high quality. See for yourself.
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- Fine
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