Author: GOUGH, BARRY [SIGNED]
Title: Juan de Fuca's Strait: Voyages in the Waterway of Forgotten Dreams
Description: Canada: Harbour Publishing Co, 2012. First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1550175734. Signed and briefly inscribed by author upon half-title page. 287 pages. List of sources, footnotes, index. Map endpapers. Illustrated in black and white. "Jean de Fuca, Francis Drake, James Cook, George Vancouver and the race for the fabled Northwest Passage. A sea venture tied up with piracy, political loyalty and betrayal, all bound up in a web of international intrigue, [this book] is an indispensable contribution to the history of discover on the Northwest Coast." - dust jacket. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Strait of Juan De Fuca - Discovery and Exploration, Navigation - History, Explorers - Spain - History, Explorers - Great Britain - History, Spain - history, Naval, Great Britain - History, Naval , Jean de Fuca, Francis Drake, James Cook, George Vancouver; Signed by Author(s). Good in Good dust jacket .

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