Andrea KirkpatrickNow retired, Andrea Kirkpatrick is a former curator who has worked at major institutions including the National Gallery in London, National Library of Canada, National Gallery of Canada, and New Brunswick Museum. Kirkpatrick's curiosity about whalingwas initially inspired by some undocumented and unresearched artifacts that came under her purview at the New Brunswick Museum-likely brought back by whalers. Inspired to look deeper, what started as a small investigation into Saint John whaling soon expanded into the British North America industry as a whole, with Kirkpatrick's tireless research and sharp writing resulting in A Game of Chance.

Kirkpatrick lives in Saint John, New Brunswick. Read More Read Less