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Description
Book Talk with Coll Thrush: Wrecked—Unsettling Histories from the Graveyard of the Pacific
Join us at the Vancouver Maritime Museum for an evening with Coll Thrush, acclaimed historian, author, and VMM Board Member, as he shares insights from his latest book, Wrecked: Unsettling Histories from the Graveyard of the Pacific.
The rugged coastline of the Pacific Northwest has claimed more than two thousand ships, earning it the name “Graveyard of the Pacific.” In Wrecked, Thrush explores these wrecks not as isolated tragedies, but as stories that reveal the entangled histories of Indigenous peoples and newcomers along these shores.
This event offers a thought-provoking look at how shipwrecks can help us understand colonialism, survival, and the unfinished business of history on the Northwest Coast.
“A superb book by a historian and writer at the height of his powers.”
— BC Studies
“Beautifully written, deeply moving… Thrush masterfully disrupts the tendency to center settlers in the stories we tell about the Northwest Coast.”
— Joshua L. Reid (Snohomish), author of The Sea Is My Country
Evening Schedule
6:30 PM – Doors open (bar and book sales available)
7:00 PM – Book talk with Coll Thrush
7:45 PM – Audience Q&A and reading
8:15 PM – Book signing and conversation (bar and book sales continue)
9:00 PM – Event concludes
Wednesday, November 12th: 6:30pm-9:00pm
Free event - ticket required. Space is limited to 65 guests.
Please only reserve a ticket if you plan to attend, and let us know if your plans change — your seat is valuable to another guest who’d love to join.
Date & Time
Wed, Nov 12, 2025 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Venue Details
Vancouver Maritime Museum
1905 Ogden AveVancouver, British Columbia V6J 1A3
