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The men who backed wholesale slaughter, the policy makers who argued that killing seals was the only way to save them, a sailing outlaw, and a naturalist whose self-sacrifice and persistence prevented an unnecessary extinction-it's all part of Deb Vanasse's wonderful Roar of the Sea, a detailed history important to all of us who love Alaska and the sea, who believe in conservation, and who look to the past to better understand the complexities of our modern world. -Bill Streever, biologist and best-selling author of Cold and In Oceans Deep Roar of the Sea is a full-sail ride-brightly written and meticulously researched-about pirates, plunder, and a self-taught naturalist who challenged the onslaught to save a species of seals on a remote pair of islands in a distant sea. The world is made better by inspiring stories like this. Bravo, Deb Vanasse. -Kim Heacox, author of The Only Kayak and Jimmy Bluefeather With dashing antiheroes, swashbuckling pirates, and adventures at sea, this vivid book is a rarity-an important piece of nonfiction chronicling a treacherous bit of history that reads like a keep-you-up-all-night page-turner. Vanasse is a gem. -C.B. Bernard, author of Chasing Alaska: A Portrait of the Last Frontier Then and Now

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Deb Vanasse is an author of novels, nonfiction books, and children’s books, as well as a reporter, historian, and the co-founder of the Alaska statewide writing center 49 Writers. Deb’s writing has been published in Alaska Magazine, and she has been interviewed by the Globe and Mail and CBC radio. She has given lectures for the National Park Service and several museums among other programs. For several years Deb lived in the Alaskan bush, and she has spent time on the Pribilof Islands. She currently lives in Oregon.

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