The Ship, the Saint, and the Sailor. Bradley G. Stevens

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      THE

      SHIP,

      THE

      SAINT,

      AND THE

      SAILOR

      THE LONG SEARCH FOR THE LEGENDARY KAD’YAK

      BRADLEY G. STEVENS

      Text and Photographs © 2018 Bradley G. Stevens

      Cover images: Dudarev Mikhail/Shutterstock.com; Morphart Creation/Shutterstock.com

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission of the publisher.

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data

      Names: Stevens, Bradley Gene, author.

      Title: The ship, the Saint, and the sailor : the long search for the legendary Kad’yak / by Bradley G. Stevens, PhD.

      Description: Berkeley : Graphic Arts Books, [2018] | Includes bibliographical references.

      Identifiers: LCCN 2018008242 | ISBN 9781513261379 (pbk.) | ISBN 9781513261386 (hardcover)

      Subjects: LCSH: Underwater archaeology--Alaska--Spruce Island (Kodiak Island Borough) | Underwater exploration--Alaska--Spruce Island (Kodiak Island Borough) | Shipwrecks--Alaska--Spruce Island (Kodiak Island Borough) | Kodiak Island Borough (Alaska)--Antiquities. | Alaska--History--To 1867.

      Classification: LCC CC77.U5 S75 2018 | DDC 930.1028/04--dc23

      LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018008242

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      ISBN 9781513261393 (ebook)

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      CONTENTS

	Acknowledgments
	Introduction
CHAPTER 1:	The Ship and the Sailor
CHAPTER 2:	The Saint
CHAPTER 3:	The Sinking
CHAPTER 4:	Submarines and Crab Sex
CHAPTER 5:	First Looks
CHAPTER 6:	A Visit to Monk’s Lagoon
CHAPTER 7:	New Directions
CHAPTER 8:	Serendipity and Revelation
CHAPTER 9:	Hazards of the Deep
CHAPTER 10:	In Search of the Kad’yak
CHAPTER 11:	Anchors and Cannons
CHAPTER 12:	The Ship Hits the Fan
CHAPTER 13:	Phantoms of the Deep
CHAPTER 14:	Exile in the Beltway
CHAPTER 15:	Back in the Saddle
CHAPTER 16:	Ships and Subterfuge
CHAPTER 17:	Wetsuit/Drysuit
CHAPTER 18:	Shiver Me Timbers
CHAPTER 19:	A Hard Day’s Work Underwater
CHAPTER 20:	For What It’s Worth
CHAPTER 21:	The Loss of the Big Valley
	Epilogue
	Maps
	Appendices
	Endnotes
	Notes
	Sources

      DEDICATION

      This book is dedicated to the memory of Captain Gary Edwards,

      of the F/V Big Valley, who was lost with his ship in the Bering Sea, January 15, 2005.

      “May There Only Be Beautiful Things”