Book Launch: The August Gales

On February 4th at the Maritime Museum author Garry Hallowell will be launching his book August Gales: The Tragic Loss of Fishing Schooners in the North Atlantic: 1926 to 1927. The book traces the disastrous losses common to the fishing communities in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, specifically focusing on the powerful storms which hit the east coast in August 1926 and 1927. The book launch will consist of a presentation and a book signing by the author and will take place at 7:00 pm. More information can be found here.