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The final voyage of the Valencia

Neitzel, Michael C. 1945- (author.). Canadian Electronic Library (Firm), (distributor.). Coherent Digital (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary: "A dynamic retelling of the deadly 1906 sinking of the SS Valencia off the southwest coast of Vancouver Island, one of the worst maritime disasters in Canadian history. There are few places on earth that have such a high record of marine casualties as the short yet treacherous stretch of coastline known as the Graveyard of the Pacific. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, the fifty-six kilometres between Port Renfrew and Cape Beale off Vancouver Island saw dozens of shipwrecks and claimed hundreds of lives. On a blustery night in late January 1906, the steamship SS Valencia, heading from San Francisco to Seattle and Victoria, met its tragic fate on the rocks near Pachena Point. With over one hundred passengers and sixty-five crew members on board, only thirty-seven people survived the wreck. All of the women and children perished. With journalistic precision, compassion for the victims, and condemnation for those who neglected to prevent the tragedy, author Michael C. Neitzel recounts the Valencia's ill-fated final voyage, drawing heavily on first-hand accounts of the survivors and witnesses. The Final Voyage of the Valencia is a must-read for anyone interested in the maritime history of Canada's west coast."--

Record details

ISBN: 9781772033151
ISBN: 9781772033168
ISBN: 1772033162
Physical Description: 1 electronic text (139 pages) : illustrations, map
remote
Computer data.
Publisher: [Victoria, British Columbia] : Heritage House Publishing Company Ltd., [2020]
Distributor: Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Electronic Library, 2020.
Copyright: ©2020

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:january.23 Issued as part of the desLibris books collection. Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Foreword -- chapter 1. "My God! Where are we?" -- chapter 2. Lifeboats become death boats -- chapter 3. Wholesale murder -- chapter 4. Nearer my God to thee -- chapter 5. The terrible betrayal -- chapter 6. The abandoned survivors -- chapter 7. The most shameful incident in Canadian maritime history -- chapter 8. The myth of the ghost ship and lifeboat no. 5 -- chapter 9. Graves, markers and legacy -- Acknowledgements -- Appendix. List of passengers, crew, and survivors.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
Additional Physical Form available Note:	Also available in print version.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by Canada Commons.