More Shipwrecks of British Columbia

Description

242 pages
Contains Photos, Maps, Index
$19.95
ISBN 1-55054-020-3
DDC 910.4'5

Author

Publisher

Year

1992

Contributor

Reviewed by Barry M. Gough

Barry M. Gough is a history professor at Wilfrid Laurier University and
author of The Northwest Coast: British Navigation, Trade, and
Discoveries to 1812.

Review

Fred Rogers is the ranking authority on British Columbia shipwrecks.
Accordingly, his new and updated book is a welcome addition to his
already significant contribution to West Coast maritime history. He
began scuba diving in the early 1950s and brings local geographical
knowledge to his diligent researches. Given the author’s expertise in
locating and charting shipwrecks, this compendium of shipwrecks is bound
to be of great value both to those who already hunt for treasure beneath
the waves, and to those contemplating taking up the business of
underwater archeology. The book is based on case studies and arranged by
regions. Included is the stirring saga of the brigantine Swiss Boy,
which anchored off the mouth of Nitnat River in 1859 and was pirated by
some Natives; the histories of the Thornton and the Otter, similarly
threatened by Natives; and the story of the bark Malleville, retold by
Father Brabant in 1882. For the armchair investigator, this handbook
makes a pleasant companion.

Citation

Rogers, Fred., “More Shipwrecks of British Columbia,” Canadian Book Review Annual Online, accessed February 9, 2025, https://cbra.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/9022.