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Craigflower Country A history of View Royal 1850–1950
12/12/2011 Craigflower Country A history of View Royal, was released by Town and Gown Press in December 2011. For those wishing to order this book by prolific author Maureen Duffus, the ISBN is 978–0–9733809–2–7 The 200–page book is now definitely available at Munro’s Bookstore in Victoria BC for $27.95, or online at orders@redtuquebooks.ca , for national and library distribution. (Also in View Royal BC at Penelope's Book Stop.)
West Coast Wrecks
14/10/2011 West Coast Wrecks and Other Maritime Tales, was released by Harbour Publishing in September 2011. For those wishing to order this book by Rick James, the ISBN is 13:978–1–55017–545–5 ISBN 10: 1–55017–545–9 Price: $24.95 CAD; Paperback 75 black and white photographs 128 pages. It is available through Amazon and better book sellers (the ones who carry marine history).
British Columbia Nautical Books Worth Owning (The Classics)
If you were going to assemble a nautical reference library these are some books that would be well worthwhile to include. Many of them are now out of print but can be obtained on the many used-book websites that proliferate on the internet.
Site News: June 1st, 2013
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