The Graveyard of the Pacific: Shipwreck Tales from the Depths of History

by Anthony Dalton

Overview

On January 22, 1906, the passenger ship Valencia lost her way in heavy fog and rain and rammed into the deadly rocks at Pachena Point on the west coast of Vancouver Island. As the wreck was shattered by the pounding waves, the survivors clung de

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781926936314
Publisher:	Heritage House Publishing Company, Limited
Publication date:	02/01/2011
Series:	Amazing Stories
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	128
File size:	849 KB

About the Author

Anthony Dalton is a writer, adventurer and photographer. His expeditions have taken him across the Sahara, through the deserts of the Middle East, through the jungles of Bangladesh and into the Arctic. His adventure and boating-related articles have been published in magazines and newspapers in 20 countries and in nine languages. Anthony is past president of the Canadian Authors Association and is dedicated to the craft of writing. He divides his time between homes in Tsawwassen, BC, and the nearby Gulf Islands.

Table of Contents

Prologue 9

Introduction 11

Chapter 1 The Earliest Wrecks in the Graveyard 13

Chapter 2 A Mystery Wreck 24

Chapter 3 Three Ill-Fated Sailing Ships 28

Chapter 4 The Pacific Disaster of 1874 36

Chapter 5 Janet Cowan Meet her End 46

Chapter 6 Cleveland's Fate 54

Chapter 7 The Saga of King David 61

Chapter 8 The Valencia Tragedy 66

Chapter 9 Soquel's Misfortune 78

Chapter 10 The Deadly Storms of Early 1923 83

Chapter 11 Tatjana's Plight 91

Chapter 12 Naval Ships at Risk 97

Chapter 13 Nereus and Pass of Melfort 104

Chapter 14 The 1940s 108

Chapter 15 Vanlene's Simple Saga 116

Epilogue 120

Bibliography 122

Index 123