SNIFFING THE COAST, An Acadian Voyage, by Silver Donald Cameron (1993 1st Ed.)

Author: Silver Donald Cameron. Published by Mcmillan Canada, Toronto, ON., 1993, 1st Edition. Printed in Canada. Almost New Condition HARDCOVER Book and Dust Jacket, with light surface scuff. Clean inside, tight spine. Size: 9.25 x 6.25 inch, 288 pages.

BONUS: Included with your purchase is the original newspaper clipping of the Calgary Herald Book Review, from Saturday October 30, 1993.  

SNIFFING THE COAST, is the story of when, on July 21, 2004, Silver Donald Cameron and his wife, Marjorie Simmins, set sail from D'Escousse, in Cape Breton Island, toward the white sand beaches and palm trees of the nearest tropical islands, and what happened... 

They were sailing an old Norwegian-built ketch named Magnus. Accompanying them was their dog, Leo the Wonder Whippet. Leo was thirteen. The skipper was an old-age pensioner. His youthful mate was new to the cruising life. Yet 236 days later, with more than 3,000 nautical miles behind them, this distinctly trepid crew rowed ashore in Little Harbour, in the Bahamas, heading for Pete's Pub, a palm-thatched tiki bar on the beach.   It had been quite a trip. All three had lost fat and gained muscle. They were not in debt. Friends had remarked that the skipper and mate looked ten years younger, and the ancient Leo was capering about like a puppy.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Silver Donald Cameron CM ONS, (June 21, 1937-May 31, 2020) was a Canadian journalist, author, playwright, and university teacher whose writing focused on social justice, nature, and the environment. His 15 books of non-fiction dealt with everything from history and politics to education and community development.

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