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Stranded : Alaska's worst maritime disaster nearly happened twice /

The sinking of the Canadian Pacific steamship Princess Sophia was Alaska's worst maritime disaster, until it nearly happened again. In 1918, the Canadian Pacific steamship Princess Sophia left Skagway, Alaska, on her last trip of the season to Vancouver. She never made it. Battered by a raging...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Saunders, Aaron, 1982- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Toronto : Dundurn, [2015]
Subjects:	Princess Sophia (Ship) Star Princess (Ship) Shipwrecks > Alaska > Pacific Coast.

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