Wrecked: Unsettling Histories from the Graveyard of the Pacific

by Coll Thrush

A provocative retelling of shipwreck tales from the Northwest Coast

The Northwest Coast of North America is a treacherous place. Unforgiving coastlines, powerful currents, unpredictable weather, and features such as the notorious Columbia River bar have resulted in more than two thousand shipwrecks, earning the coastal areas of Oregon, Washington, and Vancouver Island the moniker "Graveyard of the Pacific." Beginning with a Spanish...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295753765
• ISBN13: 9780295753768
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher