The Wexford by Paul Carroll

The Wexford by Paul Carroll

Winner for the 2010 SOS Marine Heritage AwardThe steamer Wexford, with her flared bow, tall masts, and her open, canvas-sided hurricane deck, charmed spectators as she carried cargo across the Great Lakes. The romance and adventure of her British and French history in the South American trade followed her. Under newly appointed 24-year-old captain Bruce Cameron, her fateful final voyage was punctuated with opportunities to be saved from destruction , but his persistence in trying to make port at Goderich led to tragedy - a victim of the storm of 1913. Over a period of 87 years, she eluded many efforts to locate her remains, but was finally discovered in 2000 by a sailor using a fish-finding device. Since then, she has been visited by thousands, but sadly plundered. Our story traces her history from her British origins in 1883, through the transition to become a "Laker," the eventful storm, the search, and her ultimate discovery in southern Lake Huron, and the controversy over how she should be protected.

Carroll, Paul B.: - Paul B. Carroll wrote for The Wall Street Journal for seventeen years. The author of Big Blues, he founded Context, the first new economy magazine, in 1997. He lives outside Sacramento, California. Chunka Mui is the coauthor of the major business bestseller Unleashing the Killer App and a fellow at Diamond Management and Technology Consultants. He lectures and consults widely on strategy and innovation and lives in Chicago, Illinois.

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ISBN 13	9781554887361
ISBN 10	1554887364
Title	The Wexford
Author	Paul Carroll
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Dundurn Group Ltd
Year published	2010-08-05
Number of pages	328
Prizes	Winner of 2010 SOS Marine Heritage Award – Paul Carroll 2010 (Canada)
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