The book consists of 20 shipwrecks stories from various Newfoundland and Labrador locations. The book contains a number of appendices that list about 200 annotated shipwrecks as well as the names of some of the victims of these shipwreck tragedies. The location of the wrecks range from Curlew Harbour on the Labrador to Dildo Run, the Straight Shore, Trinity Bay and Fortune Bay
Frank Galgay is a prominent Newfoundland educator and author. He served as a teacher, principal, and Superintendent of Education until his retirement in 1997. Mr. Galgay is the author and co-author of sixteen books pertaining to Newfoundland history, education, and folklore. He is married to the former Rosemary McDonald and they have four children, Colleen, Sean, Brendan, Matthew; and four grandchildren, Erin, Megan, Aidan, Madeline. Mr. Galgay resides in St. John’s and is serving a fourth term as a St. John’s City Councillor.
