Another Look at the Legendary ‘Sea Wolf’

I’ve told the story of the amazing Capt. Alex McLean who was made immortal—and infamous—by novelist Jack London. The source for my Chronicle was an author much closer to home, Tom MacInnes, in his book Chinook Days.

Well, London and MacInness weren’t the only ones who were fascinated by the adventures of this Victoria-based mariner. In January 1922, a writer named Noel Robinson offered up a fresh look at McLean in, coincidentally, Macleans magazine.

It’s a great read and it’s in next week’s BC Chronicles.

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PHOTO: McLean looks more like a cowboy than a mariner in this photo. Note the famous walrus moustache. —Canadian Encyclopedia