Florey's Books welcomes Pacifica author David Hirzel as he discusses his new book "Rough Weather All Day: an Account of the Jeannette Search Expedition by Patrick Cahill".
***Saturday, September 20th, 3-5pm***
From David:
I'd like to announce the release of my new book, Rough Weather All Day: an Account of the Jeannette Search Expedition by Patrick Cahill. It's a true story, told in the words of one who survived shipwreck on the forbidding shores of Siberia in 1881, a previously unknown journal of daily events during the course of Arctic exploration. You'll find discovery of new land, shipwreck on the barren shores of Siberia, life with the native Tchoutkichi (Inuit) people who took in the shipwrecked and destitute sailors for the winter of 1881-1882. They all came very near to starvation. Cahill's account of the burning of the Rodgers is stirring indeed, his tales of life with the native people—a culture shock to both sides of the arrangement—is full of fascinating details of a way of life now long gone.
Edited, with introduction, maps, archival photographs, and supplementary material by David Hirzel.
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For more information, visit his site:
http://davidhirzel.wordpress.com/
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We hope to see you!
***Saturday, September 20th, 3-5pm***
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