Rick James

| Rick James is a writer, maritime historian, photographer and field archaeologist, whose work has been published in numerous periodicals including The Beaver: Canada’s History Magazine, The Sea Chest: Journal of the Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society and Western Mariner. He is the author of Ghost Ships of Royston and co-authored Historic Shipwrecks of BC's Central Coast, Historic Shipwrecks of the Sunshine Coast and The Comox Valley. Many people recognize him from his role in The Sea Hunters documentary Malahat: Queen of the Rum Runners, which aired on Canada's History channel. He lives in Courtenay, BC. |
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The Comox Valley: Courtenay, Comox, Cumberland and Area 978-1-55017-408-3 · 1-55017-408-8 · November 2006 · $34.95 The Comox Valley will delight and entertain long-time residents, newcomers and visitors to the area, as well as armchair travellers. |
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Raincoast Chronicles 21: West Coast Wrecks and Other Maritime Tales 978-1-55017-545-5 · 1-55017-545-9 · September 2011 · $24.95 The romance of shipwrecks is universal and few places on earth have more of them to explore than BC's rock-bound coast. |


