Perished

by Jenny Higgins

BlizzardsSearch and rescue operationsNewfoundland and labrador, historyFishersSealers (Persons)HistorySealing industrySurvival at sea

Traces the days before, during, and after the 1914 Newfoundland sealing disaster in which 77 men from the SS Newfoundland perished on North Atlantic ice floes during the annual seal hunt. Includes pullout facsimile documents.

For young readers

Book data: Open Library