* My book was reviewed in the Oregon Coast magazine, July/August 2010 (www.northwestmagazines.com.) While I am always happy to see a good review of my book, the accompanying photo of the cover makes it appear to be as thick as a telephone book. Please be advised that while my book is oversized, it contains 89 pages.

           By  Rebecca Harrison

Salvage divers work underwater in a turbid darkness.  In their cumbersome diving gear, these men have barely enough room to move around, while fighting the cold temperatures and treacherous currents.  It is a dirty, unromantic and highly dangerous way of earning a living.  Yet, these divers would not have traded their jobs for any other profession.  From locating sunken boxcars to repairing concrete foundations for bridges, no task was too risky.  An underwater salvage or repair work became the job of these elite divers.  Salvage divers are carpenters, masons, riggers, hydraulic mechanics, iron workers, welders, pile bucks, and underwater engineers.  They must be able to adapt all blueprints, tools and  equipment to the harsh realities of the underwater environment.

"A frightening yet fascinating trade, salvage diving stands as the Northwest´s most dangerous occupation. Over half of the salvage divers perish on treacherous dives in frigid waters. With her compelling and illuminating book, Rebecca Harrison chronicles the adventures of intrepid men and women as they salvage sunken cargo, repair bridges or lay underwater cable. As you read, be prepared for struggling with deadly Devil Fish, retrieving silver booty, and wrestling a sunken locomotive from the turbulent Deschutes.                      Of course, the big stories are the brave - hearted characters themselves who choose such a dangerous profession. Slender, sixteen year-old Marie DeRock inherits her father´s risky trade because he has no sons. And who would have guessed that adventurous Walt Morey, beloved author of Gentle Ben, dove long before he wrote? Harrison´s clear portrayal of many breathtaking dives guarantees that readers will understand the depths of the Northwest´s brawny waters."

  -Craig Lesley, author of  Burning Fence and The Sky Fisherman 

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"I am without a doubt, the only person in the world who sang, "Home on the Range"                 two hundred feet down on the bottom of an Alaskan sea."

          -Walt Morey, author of Gentle Ben, Home Is the North, and many more Northwest Adventures

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         For more information, you can email me at: salvagedivers@canby.com