Description

Book Synopsis
Sealing wars and maritime history are brought into focus in this vivid account of the life of the Alex MacLean, the inspiration for Jack London's Sea-Wolf.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 Cape Breton and Going Down to the Sea, 1858-82

2 Pelagic Sealing: Victoria, 1883-87

3 Conflict in the North Pacific, 1888-89

4 Home Port San Francisco, 1890

5 The James Hamilton Lewis and the Russians, 1891

6 The Japanese Coast and the North Pacific, 1892-95

7 The Bering Sea Claims Commission Hearings and Percy Sherwood, 1896

8 The South Pacific Expedition, 1897-98

9 The Klondike, 1898-1903

10 Poaching with the Carmencita, 1904-05

11 The Carmencita Returns to Victoria, 1905

12 Setting the Record Straight: Vancouver, 1906-08

13 The Final Years: Vancouver, 1909-14

14 The Legend of Alex MacLean

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Captain Alex MacLean

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      Publisher University of British Columbia Press
      Published 7 May 2008
      ISBN-13 9780774814713
      978-0774814713
      ISBN-10 0774814713
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      Biography: general

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Sealing wars and maritime history are brought into focus in this vivid account of the life of the Alex MacLean, the inspiration for Jack London's Sea-Wolf.

      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgments

      Introduction

      1 Cape Breton and Going Down to the Sea, 1858-82

      2 Pelagic Sealing: Victoria, 1883-87

      3 Conflict in the North Pacific, 1888-89

      4 Home Port San Francisco, 1890

      5 The James Hamilton Lewis and the Russians, 1891

      6 The Japanese Coast and the North Pacific, 1892-95

      7 The Bering Sea Claims Commission Hearings and Percy Sherwood, 1896

      8 The South Pacific Expedition, 1897-98

      9 The Klondike, 1898-1903

      10 Poaching with the Carmencita, 1904-05

      11 The Carmencita Returns to Victoria, 1905

      12 Setting the Record Straight: Vancouver, 1906-08

      13 The Final Years: Vancouver, 1909-14

      14 The Legend of Alex MacLean

      Notes

      Bibliography

      Index

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