Author: Jeanette Taylor
Publisher: Harbour Publishing
From Baird Maritime:
The Discovery Islands are located in the northern half of the inside passage between mainland British Columbia and the very large Vancouver Island.
A fascinating area and dripping with history, damp and moss, it is one of the world's wetter areas. This climatic deprivation has failed to discourage a sparse but resourceful human population.
Timber cutters, saw millers, fishermen, fish farmers, fish processors, hunters, trappers, tourism operators, farmers and prospectors, among others dot the coasts of the islands. A few struck it rich but most eke out a basic and fairly lonely existence.
The maritime connection, of course, has been the almost total reliance of the local people on water transport. As this fascinating book describes, there has been plenty of it and of considerable variety.
Ordering information:
Harbour Publishing
Madeira Park, Canada
Web: www.harbourpublishing.com
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