The lost fleet : (Record no. 117958)

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control field 105446594
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control field 20201112110327.0
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fixed length control field 070327s2007 nyuab b 001 0 eng
010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 2007012056
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780312286484
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 0312286481
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System control number (OCoLC)105446594
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Original cataloging agency DLC
Language of cataloging eng
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050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number SH383.2
Item number .S66 2007
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 639.2/8092273
Edition number 22
092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC)
Classification number 639.2809227
Item number Son
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Songini, Marc L.
9 (RLIN) 27775
245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The lost fleet :
Remainder of title a Yankee whaler's struggle against the Confederate Navy and Arctic disaster /
Statement of responsibility, etc Marc Songini.
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement 1st ed.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc New York :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc St. Martin's Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2007.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xii, 432 p. :
Other physical details ill., map ;
Dimensions 25 cm.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references (p. [405]-414) and index.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Brave men, braver women -- Lonely but not alone -- A Lighthouse Keeper -- In wild and distant seas -- Journey's End -- The first iron -- The Daring Fishermen of New England -- Old Rodney -- An Indifferent Screw Steamer -- A Pirate Deed -- Like pursuing a coy Maiden -- The Other "Alabama" -- Come on my Deck and Fight me -- Terrible Havoc -- Finding the life -- Idle Wharves and dismasted Ships -- Death stared us in the Face -- In the topmost frost killed end of Creation -- How many will see the last day of Next August? -- The most crushing Blow -- Rolling out the Fin -- Enough to fill a Book -- Appreciable Deterioration -- Looking for a modern Joshua -- A dreary and Uncertain March -- Epilogue: The Clear eyed men of the sea.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc It's the mid-19th century and the American whaling fleet, the wonder and envy of the maritime nations of the world, is struck by one hammer blow after another. Yankee whalers are contending with icebergs, storms, rogue whales, sharks, hostile natives, and disease. Now conditions are getting even worse, and the chances become ever slimmer a whaling master and his crew will return from a voyage safe and profitable. The scarcity of whales, the increasing dangers of going further into the Arctic, and the roving Confederate privateers are making this already difficult profession ever riskier. Many whalers give up the life--but some carry on the vocation. One such man is a tall captain from Wethersfield, Connecticut, Thomas William Williams. Not only does he go out on voyage after voyage, but he even takes on board with him his tiny wife, Eliza, and his infant son and daughter. The Lost Fleet's thrilling narrative recounts Williams' remarkable career, including a daring escape from the Confederate cruiser Alabama and a daring rescue and salvage of lost ships off Alaska's coast. A family saga, a true narrative of adventure and death on the high seas and a detailed and well-researched look at the demise of Yankee whaling--Songini has crafted an historical masterpiece.--Publisher description.
600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Williams, Thomas W.
Fuller form of name (Thomas William)
9 (RLIN) 27776
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Whaling
Geographic subdivision United States
General subdivision History.
9 (RLIN) 27777
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Whalers (Persons)
Geographic subdivision United States
General subdivision History.
9 (RLIN) 27778
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Whaling
Geographic subdivision Arctic Ocean
General subdivision History.
9 (RLIN) 27779
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  Available Dewey Decimal Classification     Martha's Vineyard High School Library Martha's Vineyard High School Library 07/22/2013 1 639.280922/SONGINI 39844400070088 09/13/2023 09/12/2023 25.00 07/22/2013 Book Given in Memory of John Morelli, MVRHS English Teacher