The Graveyard of the Pacific: Shipwreck Stories from the Depths of History (Amazing Stories) - Softcover

Anthony Dalton

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1926613317 ISBN 13: 9781926613314

Publisher: Heritage House Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

On January 22, 1906, the passenger ship Valencia lost her way in heavy fog and rain and rammed into the deadly rocks at Pachena Point on the west coast of Vancouver Island. As the wreck was shattered by the pounding waves, the survivors clung desperately to the rigging. Few made it the short distance to shore through the frigid and turbulent waves-117 of the 164 souls aboard perished. A year earlier, the King David had been wrecked on Bajo Reef near Nootka Sound. The fate of her sailors was much more mysterious.Today, the magnificent Pacific coastline of Vancouver Island draws hikers, surfers and storm-watchers to marvel at its natural splendor. But the ghosts of the Valencia, King David, Janet Cowan, Pacific, Soquel and dozens of other lost ships still haunt the rugged shores of the Graveyard of the Pacific. Anthony Dalton tells the incredible stories of many of these ships and their courageous crews, who often discovered that their nightmares had only begun once they made it ashore.

About this title

About the Author:

Anthony Dalton is a British-born Canadian adventurer, writer and photographer. His expeditions have taken him across the Sahara, through the deserts of the Middle East, through the Sundarbans jungle of Bangladesh and into the Arctic. His adventure and boating-related articles have been published in magazines and newspapers in 20 countries and in nine languages.

About this edition

• Publisher: Heritage House Publishing
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1926613317
• ISBN 13: 9781926613314
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128