The perfect storm : a true story of men against the sea / Sebastian Junger

By: Junger, SebastianMaterial type: TextTextEdition: First editionDescription: xii, 227 pages : map ; 22 cmISBN: 039304016X; 9780393040166; 9780061013515; 006101351X; 0393050327; 9780393050325Subject(s): Andrea Gail (Boat) | Halloween Nor'easter, 1991 | Shipwrecks -- North Atlantic Ocean | Swordfish fisheries -- New England | Northeast storms -- New England | Natural Disasters -- history | Fisheries -- history | Swordfish fishing -- history | Fishers | Hurricane Grace, 1991 | Gloucester (Mass.) -- Social life and customs | Gloucester (Mass.) -- social life & customs | New England | Gloucester | MassachusettsDDC classification: 974.4/5 LOC classification: QC945 | .J66 1997NLM classification: 974.45 J95p
Contents:
Georges Bank, 1896 -- Gloucester, Mass., 1991 -- God's country -- Flemish cap -- Barrel of the gun -- Graveyard of the Atlantic -- Zero-moment point -- World of the living -- Into the abyss -- Dreams of the dead
Summary: The incredible true account of the most extraordinary storm of the 20th century, this is the story of a tempest born from so rare a combination of factors it was deemed "perfect" and of the doomed fishing boat with her crew of six that was helpless in the midst of a force beyond comprehension
Item type: Book List(s) this item appears in: True tales of adventure and survival
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Georges Bank, 1896 -- Gloucester, Mass., 1991 -- God's country -- Flemish cap -- Barrel of the gun -- Graveyard of the Atlantic -- Zero-moment point -- World of the living -- Into the abyss -- Dreams of the dead

The incredible true account of the most extraordinary storm of the 20th century, this is the story of a tempest born from so rare a combination of factors it was deemed "perfect" and of the doomed fishing boat with her crew of six that was helpless in the midst of a force beyond comprehension

Accelerated Reader AR UG 7.4 13.0 18445

Accelerated Reader Grades 9-12 7.4 13 SD Quiz 18445 English non-fiction

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