CHILD OF THE STORM, The Adventures of a West Coast Kid, by Lawrence Foort (1st Ed. SIGNED)

Author: Lawrence Foort. Published by Trafford Publishing, Victoria, BC., 2010, 1st Edition. Flat Signed by the Author. Printed in Canada. Like New Condition SOFTCOVER Book. Size: 9 x 6 inch.

CHILD OF THE STORM, is titled such as the author was born at home, and during a violent Pacific storm. His journey takes you through the turbulent war years to the mid 1960's. Lawrence was a child growing up and living in poverty on the wild coast of Western Canada. You will experience the freedom associated with his unusual lifestyle.

CHILD OF THE STORM…The story takes place at a time in history when the economy of the great depression had shifted to a new prosperity. Old ways of harvesting timber and commercial fishing for a meagre living were becoming more modern and economically viable. Meet the interesting characters who shared life with the author during these changing times. Go to sea with the crews of various vessels as they sail the oceans and lakes of North America from the boiling tropics to the frozen seas of Alaska. Share in the tragedies of lost ship mates and the excitement of discovering new ports of call as Lawrence travels through the stormy Pacific, Atlantic and islands of the Caribbean.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Lawrence Foort; Although he travelled throughout the world, home was always the West Coast. Lawrence Foort was born on Quadra Island and grew up to make a living from the ocean, first as a mariner working for various employers, then as a tug boat owner and partner of a fish processing company. Foort retired to Campbell River. He wrote many short stories and then in 2010, he published his first full length book, a biography, Child of the Storm: The Adventures of a West Coast Kid (Trafford, 2010).