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Drew, Andrew

A narrative of the capture and destruction of the steamer 'Caroline' and her descent over the falls of Niagara on the 29th of December, 1837, with a correspodence / by Rear-Admiral.  London : Spottiswoode & Co., 1864.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - AK F60 D82 - Akins

Shipwrecks.

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Dean, John

A narrative of the shipwreck of the Nottingham galley, in her voyage from England to Boston. With an account of the miraculous escape of the captain and his crew, on a rock called Boone-Island; the hardships they endured there, and their happy deliverance / By John Deane, then commander of the said galley; but for many years after His Majesty's consul for the ports of Flanders, residing at Ostend.  The fifth edition. London : Printed in the year M.DCC.LXII. 1762. 4, 28 pages : 22 cm. 8vo.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.536 #5 - Vertical File

First published in 1711. The present edition was published at the instance of Miles Whitworth, son of one of those shipwrecked, with the hope that "it may prove of service to reclaim the unthinking part of seafaring-men, trading in and to New-England

Whitworth, Miles.

Shipwrecks — Maine
Boon Island (Me.)

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Harrison, Leslie

A Titanic myth : the Californian incident / Lesile Harrison.  2nd ed., rev. Hanley Swan, Worcs. : S.P.A. in conjunction with L. Harrison, 1992. 287 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - VK1255 T6 H318

Shipwrecks — North Atlantic Ocean.

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MacMechan, Archibald

At the harbour mouth / Archibald MacMechan ; edited by John Bell.  Porters Lake : Pottersfield Press, 1988. 140 pages ; 23 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - G525 M32 1988

Barron, David N

Atlantic diver guide / David N. Barron.  1st ed. St. John's, Nfld. : Atlantic Diver, 1988. 4 v. : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - G525 B277

Prenties, S. W.

Castaway on Cape Breton : Ensign Prenties' narrative, 1780 / edited with an historical setting and notes by G.G. Campbell ; to which is added Samuel Burrows' narrative of shipwreck on the Cheticamp coast, 1823 / with notes on Acadians who cared for the survivors by Charles D. Roach.  Wreck Cove Nova Scotia : Breton Books, 1991. xix, 119 pages, [2] pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - G530 C346

Coins from the wreck of H.M.S. Feversham (Tues., Feb. 7, 1989 at 6:30 p.m. precisely (lots 852-1080) / Christies.  New York : Christie, Manson & Woods International, 1987. [64 pages]: illustrations; 26 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - CJ49 C679

Catalogue of coins retrieved from the remains of H.M.S. Feversham, wrecked off the coast of Cape Breton in 1711.

Shipwrecks — Nova Scotia — 18th century
Coins, British

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Pritchard, Gregory P.

Collision at sea / Gregory P. Pritchard.  Hantsport : Lancelot Press, 1993. 178 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - D779 P75 1993

Shipwrecks — Nova Scotia.

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Sweeney, Susie

Disasters at sea : an anthology of Nova Scotia shipwreck stories / co-authored by Susie Sweeney and Gail Anne McNeil ; with contributing writers, Greg Cochkanoff, Joan Vickery and Margaret Eisnor ; editor, Gail Anne McNeil ; foreword by Eric J. Ruff.  Halifax- Nova Scotia : T. Cranston, 1986. 128 pages : illustrations, maps, ports. ; 22 x 28 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - G525 D611

McNeil, Gail Anne.

Shipwrecks — Nova Scotia.

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Eaton, John P.

Falling star : misadventures of White Star Line ships / John P. Eaton & Charles A. Haas.  Wellingborough : Stephens, 1989. 256 pages : illustrations, maps, ports., facsims. ; 25 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - VK1250 E14

Steamboat lines — History
Shipwrecks

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Snow, Edward Rowe

Great gales and dire disasters / by Edward Rowe Snow.  New York : Dodd, Mead, 1952. [1], x, 263 pages, [8] pages of plates: illustrations; 21 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - G540 S674 G786

Shipwrecks
Hurricanes
Atlantic Ocean.

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Boileau, John

Halifax and Titanic / John Boileau.  Halifax : Nimbus, 2012. 171 pages: illustrations, portraits; 24 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2346.4 B679 2012 - Open Shelf

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Shipwrecks — North Atlantic Ocean
Disaster victims — North Atlantic Ocean
Cemeteries — Nova Scotia — Halifax
Halifax (N.S.) — History.

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Parsons, Robert Charles, -1944

In peril on the sea: shipwrecks of Nova Scotia / Robert C. Parsons.  Lawrencetown : Pottersfield Press, 2000. 192 pages: illustrations; 24 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - PC2320 S5 P269 2000

Includes index.

Shipwrecks — Nova Scotia — History.

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Thomas, R.

Interesting and authentic narratives on the most remarkable shipwrecks ... in most parts of the world / R. Thomas.  Columbus- : J. & H. Miller, 1863-. 359 pages : ills. ; 20 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - G525 T462

Shipwrecks

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Sullivan, Catherine

Legacy of the Machault : a collection of 18th-century artifacts / Catherine Sullivan.  Ottawa : National Historic Parks and Sites Branch, Parks Canada, 1986. 107 pages : illustrations (some colour), map ; 24 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - F5518 S949 - Open Shelf

Issued also in French under title: L'héritage du Machault.

Parks Canada. National Historic Parks and Sites Branch.

Shipwrecks — Quebec (Province)
Underwater archaeology — Quebec (Province)

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Prenties, S. W.

Narrative of a shipwreck on the island of Cape Breton, in a voyage from Quebec 1780 / by S.W. Prenties .  4th ed. London : T. Egerton, 1783. vii, 108 pages ; 16 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - F108 P91

New life on the RMS Titanic : discoveries of microscopic life aboard Titanic Halifax : RMS Titanic Inc., 1999. 1 computer optical disc : illustrations ; 4 3/4 in.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - VK1255 T6 N49 1999

CD directed under Dr. Henrietta Mann.

Mann, Henrietta

Underwater exploration — North Atlantic Ocean
Shipwrecks — North Atlantic Ocean

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Oceans of mystery / produced by Eco-Nova Corporation.  Halifax : Eco-Nova Corporation, 1997. 1 videocassette : 24 minutes.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - G525 O24 - Video

Messenger, Margaret E.

Our island and the sea / by Margaret E. Messenger for the Archelaus Smith Historical Society.  Clark's Harbour : The Society, 1992. vi, 96 pages : illustrations; 22 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.376 #10 - Vertical File

Hartling, Philip L.

Our unforgettable Christmas season by the sea / Philip L. Hartling.  Philip Hartling, 2005. 54 pages : illustrations some copies, maps, ports.; 28 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.539 #21 - Vertical File

Shipwrecks — Nova Scotia
Port Dufferin (N.S.) — History.

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Protecting Nova Scotia's shipwreck : special places Halifax : () : Nova Scotia Museum, 199-. 1 folded sheet 6 pages : 21 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.415 #35 - Vertical File

Nova Scotia Museum.

Shipwrecks — Nova Scotia.

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Perry, Hattie A.

Remembering the Monticello Yarmouth : Sentinel Printing, 1969. 19 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - V/F V.92 #5 - Vertical File

Cover title. Account of the foundering of the steamer City of Monticello off Yarmouth, Nov. 10, 1900.

Shipwrecks — Fundy, Bay of.

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Hume, Yvonne, -1954

RMS Titanic: the first violin: the story of the great liner's bandsman John Law Hume / by Yvonne Hume; forward by Millvina Dean.  Catrine : Stenlake, 2011. 112 pages: illustrations (some col.); 31 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - G530 T6 H922 2011

Storm, Alex

Seaweed and gold / by Alex Storm.  Louisbourg : A. Storm, 2002. 192 pages : ill, maps ; 23 cm.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - FC2343.7 S5 S886 2002 - Open Shelf

Secrets of the dead New York : Engel Brothers Media, 2002. 1 videocassette (53 min., 30 sec.) : sd, col. ; 1.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - use request slip - VK1255 T6 T617 2002 - Video

Viewing copy. Includes promotional postcard.

Bucher, Amy, drt
Lipworth, Jared, pro.

Engel Brothers Media.

Shipwrecks — North Atlantic Ocean
Shipwreck victims — Nova Scotia — Halifax.

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