BOOK
CultureCanada
Date2001
Dimensions1.5 x 15.5 x 23 cm (9/16 x 6 1/8 x 9 1/16 in.)
Object numberHF.2015.40.1
DescriptionA purple softcover book with the black silhouette of a man standing at a large ship’s wheel on the front cover and seafaring illustrations in the background. The title “Shipwrecks & Seafaring Tales of Prince Edward Island” is printed in white at the top center of the front cover with the author’s name, “Julie V. Watson” in smaller print underneath the title on the left side. The spine has the title, author’s last name, and publisher’s name “Nimbus”. The back cover features a thin black boarder with a small black silhouette of a ship at the top center and a synopsis of the book and paragraph about the author at the center. The publisher’s logo is at the bottom left and the ISBN and barcode is present at the bottom right. An cursive ink inscription is present on the title page with a black ink stamp for “The History Room Kingsboro Souris R.R.2 P.E.I C0A 2B0 Canada” below. Narrative
Island author Julie Watson has written 25 books and hundreds of magazine articles many of which are connected to the food, folklore and culture of Prince Edward Island.
