A swashbuckling narrative of treachery and obsession involving pirates fur seals competing governments and near war.ampampamp34In Roar of the Sea Deb Vanasse writes with verve and dramatic impact reconstructing the narrative of Elliotts tenacious crusade in a way that will transport the reader back to the cacophonous seal rookeries to the bloody blubberslicked decks of the sealing ships and to the elegant meeting rooms of the nations capital. While bringing deserved attention to Elliott for his wildlife conservation work in the late 19th and early 20th centuries Vanasse ends with a sobering challenge those seal rookeries on the Pribilof Islands are now facing new humancaused threatsand could use 21st century advocates.ampampamp34ampampamp8212The Daily AstorianCoast Weekendampampamp34Now comes a fascinating full history of the fur seal story pitting artist and advocate Henry Wood Elliott against the most famous of the seal pirates a man named Alex MacLean and a whole host of illinformed and corrupt business and political titans. Deb Vanasse a former Alaskan who now lives in Oregon and is the author of many previous booksampampamp8212including Wealth Woman about the Klondike gold rushampampamp8212has done extensive research to illuminate the historical characters the difficulties of reaching an international agreement to protect wildlife and the significance of that treaty today.ampampamp34ampampamp8212Anchorage Daily NewsOver a century ago treachery in Alaskas Bering Sea twice brought the world to the brink of war.