{"product_id":"9781551097930","title":"Bluenose","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\n\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","brand":"Monica Graham (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Nimbus Publishing |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2010-09-29","offer_id":50577278140671,"sku":"9781551097930","price":15.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_2c0020dd-a46c-49c1-9b88-e31ff4913c82.jpg?v=1790808496","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781551097930","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}