Around the World in a Dugout Canoe: The Untold Story of Captain John Voss and the Tilikum

by Lynn J. Salmon, John Macfarlane, John M. MacFarlane

Book Overview

The true story of the Tilikum and her captain, for fans of maritime history and tales of adventure on the high seas

Anticipating fame and wealth, Captain John Voss set out from Victoria, BC, in 1901, seeking to claim the world record for the smallest vessel ever to circumnavigate the globe. For the journey, he procured an authentic dugout cedar canoe from an Indigenous village on the east coast of Vancouver Island.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1550178792
• ISBN13: 9781550178791
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Harbour Publishing
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.1"