West Coast Adventures: Shipwrecks, Lighthouses, And Rescues Along Canada's West Coast (Amazing Stories) - Softcover

West Coast Adventures- Shipwrecks, Lighthouses, and Rescues Along Canada's West Coast "... The ship began to break up almost at once and the women and children were lashed to the rigging above the reach of the sea. It was a pitiful sight to see frail women, wearing only night dresses, ...trying to shield children in their arms." - Crewman of the Valencia This book will be especially fascinating for all readers interested in: history adventure The southwest coast of Vancouver Island is a reef-studded stretch, notorious for dramatic winter storms and thick cloaks of summer fog. Many ships have found themselves well off course, even lost, during sudden storms. This book tells the stories of the sailors, lighthouse keepers, and linemen who have weathered these west coast storms.

Adrienne Mason is a writer, naturalist and life-long resident of Vancouver Island. She enjoys hiking, beachcombing, and exploring the coast with her husband and two daughters.