History Post-confederation (1867-)
Heroic Rescues at Sea
- Publisher
- Nimbus Publishing
- Initial publish date
- Jan 2002
- Category
- Post-Confederation (1867-)
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781551093949
- Publish Date
- Jan 2002
- List Price
- $24.95
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Description
The sea can be a treacherous place. Fortunately for those who face disaster at sea there is a highly trained group of people who make it their life's work to race to the rescue. These are the marine search and rescue workers of the Canadian Coast Guard. They do what most of us would not even contemplate; brave the elements in their rescue vessels, often acting as paramedics, midwives and firefighters on the water. They go out in unimaginable conditions and search long, harrowing hours for missing ships and sailors. These are their stories.
About the author
Carolyn Matthews was born in the Antipodes but has lived her adult life in Toronto. She is married with grown children. She has published the non-fiction Heroic Rescues at Sea: True Stories of the Canadian Coast Guard (Nimbus, 2002), award-winning short fiction, and feature articles in such newspapers as the Globe and Mail and the National Post.
