The August Gales: The Tragic Loss of Fishing Schooners in the North Atlantic 1926 and 1927
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| Rating | : | 4.71 (604 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1771080469 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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Gerald Hallowell was born in Port Hope, Ontario, and grew up on a farm in nearby Crooked Creek. In 1996 he was elected to the council of the Canadian Historical Association. For over twenty years he worked as an editor at the University of Toronto Press, retiring as senior editor, Canadian history, in 2000. He edited The Ox
Three different fishing communities, three different countries, but in their pursuit of fish on the banks they would have much in common, including the terrors of the North Atlantic storms.The August Gales is a richly detailed history of the banks fishery, the perils of the North Atlantic, and more specifically, the three powerful, and ultimately deadly, August storms that devastated not only an industry, but entire communities. (On one fateful day, a woman in the village of Blue Rocks, near Lunenburg, lost her husband, two of his brothers, and three of her own brothers.) Impeccably researched and with over 40 black and white images, The August Gales is a fascinating and at times moving account of the schooners that made their living, and met their end, in the famed North Atlantic gales.. The great gale of 1873, which struck near the eastern mainland of Nova Scotia, was only a
Stone Horse said A Prize for Sailors, Education for Landsmen!. Incredible background research giving such a detailed picture of banks fishing by these great schooners. Page turner in spots. Well worth the time.
He edited The Oxford Companion to Canadian History, published in 2004. Since 1989 he has lived in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.. For over twenty years he worked as an editor at the University of Toronto Press, retiring as senior editor, Canadian history, in 2000. About the AuthorGerald Hallowell was born in Port Hope, Ontario, and grew up on a farm in nearby Crooked Creek. In 1996 he was elected to the council of the Canadian Historical Association