Home port Victoria a collection of true stories of men and ships that sailed from this port, told by seamen at meetings of the Thermopylae Club, Victoria, B.C., including short sketches of their narrators, articles on relevant history of the Port of Victoria, and two maps - Catalog

Name: Home port Victoria a collection of true stories of men and ships that sailed from this port, told by seamen at meetings of the Thermopylae Club, Victoria, B.C., including short sketches of their narrators, articles on relevant history of the Port of Victoria, and two maps
Author: Ursula Jupp, Thermopylae Club

Home port Victoria a collection of true stories of men and ships that sailed from this port, told by seamen at meetings of the Thermopylae Club, Victoria, B.C., including short sketches of their narrators, articles on relevant history of the Port of Victoria, and two maps by Ursula Jupp, Thermopylae Club

Catalog Title Details

Title:
Home port Victoria

Sub Title:
a collection of true stories of men and ships that sailed from this port, told by seamen at meetings of the Thermopylae Club, Victoria, B.C., including short sketches of their narrators, articles on relevant history of the Port of Victoria, and two maps

Author(s):
Ursula Jupp, Thermopylae Club

Circulation:
Non-circulating [ 1 ]

Published:
1967

Edition:
1st Edition

Document:
Book · Hardcover

Physical Description:
168 pages illustrations, maps, portraits 24 cm

Genre:
Biography

Summary:

Home Port Victoria, compiled by Ursula Jupp in collaboration with Victoria's maritime-focused Thermopylae Club in 1967, is a rich anthology of authentic nautical history and personal seafaring narratives. The book preserves the firsthand accounts of veteran seamen, detailing the rugged voyages of the men and ships that sailed out of British Columbia's capital city. Alongside these captivating true stories, the volume features biographical sketches of the narrators, historical essays on the port's development, and detailed maps that anchor the region's proud maritime legacy.

Subjects:

Biographies, Biography, British Columbia Victoria, Marins Colombie-Britannique Victoria Biographies, Sailors, Sailors British Columbia Victoria Biography, Seafaring life, Thermopylae Club, Vie en mer

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Collection	Resource	Edition	Published	Publisher	Avaliability
The Cascade District Encyclopedia Library	Book	1st Edition	1967	Ursula Jupp, 2254 Arbutus Rd., Victoria, B.C., 1967	Hardcover

The Cascade District

Encyclopedia Library

Resource Book

Edition 1st Edition

Published 1967

Publisher Ursula Jupp, 2254 Arbutus Rd., Victoria, B.C., 1967

Hardcover

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