{"product_id":"bluenose-monica-graham-9781551097930","title":"Bluenose: Stories of Our Past","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe second title in the \u003ci\u003eStories of our Past\u003c\/i\u003e series, \u003ci\u003eBluenose\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story behind the ship on Canada's ten-cent coin. Beginning with the schooner's launch in Lunenburg in 1921, author Monica Graham describes \u003ci\u003eBluenose\u003c\/i\u003e's career as a fishing boat, her racing exploits (seventeen years undefeated in the International Fisherman's Trophy), her representation of Canada at the Chicago World's Fair in 1933, and her time as a shipping vessel in the Caribbean rum and sugar trade. The book's final chapter recounts \u003ci\u003eBluenose\u003c\/i\u003e's demise on a coral reef in Haiti and the launching of the replica, \u003ci\u003eBluenose II\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing a colourful design, and with photos, maps, diagrams, interviews with crew members, and sidebar features on sailing and shipboard life, \u003ci\u003eBluenose\u003c\/i\u003e offers a fascinating introduction to a Canadian and Nova Scotian emblem to satisfy a variety of interests.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Monica Graham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1551097931\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781551097930\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nimbus Publishing (CN)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.40w x 0.40d","brand":"Monica Graham","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48442417250559,"sku":"9781551097930","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0cb0252e-7e73-4511-95ec-70b6b6b6b596.jpg?v=1777197271","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bluenose-monica-graham-9781551097930","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}