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A Dune Adrift

The Strange Origins and Curious History of Sable Island

A Dune Adrift( )
Author: De Villiers, Marq
Hirtle, Sheila
ISBN:978-0-7710-2643-0
Publication Date:Feb 2006
Publisher:McClelland & Stewart
Imprint:McClelland & Stewart
Book Format:Paperback
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Book Description:

Sable Island lies off Canada’s Nova Scotian coast. A shape-shifting ghost of an island, it is in fact more a sandbar, adrift in the Atlantic, wandering to the east or west with the storms that so frequently batter it – but somehow never tipping over the nearby Continental Shelf. The bane of sailors for many generations, it declines to stay exactly where it is on the sea charts, and is so low that it can often not be seen until an unfortunate ship is almost in...
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Book Details
Pages:288
Detailed Subjects: History / Canada / Provincial, Territorial & Local / Atlantic Provinces (Nb, Nl, Ns, Pe)
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.66 x 8.73 x 0.76 Inches
Book Weight:0.892 Pounds
Author Biography
De Villiers, Marq (Author)
Marq De Milliers is the author of six books on travel, exploration, history, & contemporary politics, including "Into Africa: A Journey Through the Ancient Empires" & "White Tribe Dreaming", his award-winning memoir of growing up in South Africa. He lives in Nova Scotia.

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