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In the past ten years, Robert Parsons has become one
of Newfoundland’s most popular and prolific writers, specializing in
stories of shipwrecks, rescue and survival in the waters off
Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as Canada’ s Maritime provinces.
Recently retired from his teaching career, Bob now devotes much of his
time to researching, writing and promoting the sea-going history of
Canada’s eastern provinces, of the ships, and the people who sailed
them.
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"Between Sea and Sky"
Item# B-RP1
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extent of our vision, the sea and sky merge together, becoming only a
line on the horizon. Sailors and fishers exist in a fragile,
self-contained world – the ship – which serves to separate sea and
sky. Ever subject to the elements of weather, wind and sea, these
individuals, particularly in times past, survived through their skill
and knowledge, coupled with a propensity for hard work under trying
circumstances. That so many survived is a testament to that skill and
knowledge; when skill and knowledge weren’t sufficient, survival
usually became a matter of good luck. The eighty stories in Between Sea
and Sky tell of courage, hardship, self-sacrifice, misadventure and good
luck. |
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