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Dr Barry Gough was founding director of Canadian Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, Fellow of Kings College London, and Life Member of the Association of Canadian Studies. Author of ten previous books, he has been called the "foremost expositor of BC nautical history." He lives in Victoria, British Columbia,with his wife Marilyn.

About the Author

Barry M. Gough is a Canadian maritime and naval historian. He has written more than a dozen books, working to recast and reaffirm the imperial foundations of Canadian history. He was educated at the University of British Columbia, the University of Montana, and Kings College London. He taught from 1972 to 2004 at Wilfrid Laurier University. He was also the founding director of Canadian Studies and on retirement was appointed University Professor Emeritus.

Reviews

"Major historical work that reads in part like a Wild West adventure. Well-illustrated and fine example of Imperial history." Nautical Magazine, Sept 2008