True Stories of Rescue and Survival: Canada's Unknown Heroes by Carolyn Matthews - 2008-12-01

Dundurn Press. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Paperback. Very Good.

Toronto: Dundurn Press, 2008. Paperback. Near Fine. Thrilling rescues of boats afire, climbers stranded, plane crashes, lost children...in Canada. 171 pages, ; 8 x 8

Dundurn Press, 2008. Paperback. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Toronto: Dundurn, 2008. 171 pp, square (8" x 8"). B&w photographs. "A crab boat off Newfoundland catches fire, and a dangerous rescue is undertaken by helicopter. A child goes missing in a New Brunswick forest, and a desperate hunt is mounted. A climber tumbles 70 feet down the side of a mountain in British Columbia, and a dangerous long-line rescue is attempted. A commercial helicopter crashes in Nunavut, and a search and rescue team braves a savage snowstorm to save the pilot. (This book) features the above thrilling accounts and many more from across the country, past and present. Its heroes are to be found in the RCMP, city police forces, the Canadian military, and among all the rescue workers and specialists of the Canadian Coast Guard - volunteers, too, risk injury and even death to help others. Sidebars highlight the equipment search and rescue teams use, how search dogs are trained, how long-line rescues work, how navy divers are making a difference in the deserts of… Read More

Hamilton: Dundurn, 2008 Clean bright copy, corners gently rubbed.

Ontario: Dundurn, 2008. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover. Clean, tight, and completely unmarked -- a sound and handsome copy, very nearly as new! .

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.