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The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
by Sebastian Junger
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About This Book
ISBN13: 9780061013515 |
Synopses & Reviews
Publisher Comments:
It was "The Perfect Storm," a tempest created by so rare a convergence of factors — a hurricane from Bermuda, a Canadian cold front, and a storm from the Great Lakes — that it could not possibly have been worse. Boasting ferocious waves ten stories high and moaning winds approximately 120 miles an hour at the storm's height, the sea reached inconceivable levels few people on earth have ever seen or faced. Few, except the six-man crew of the Andrea Gail, a 72-foot steel swordfish boat — one of the biggest moneymakers in the Gloucester, Massachusetts harbor — that disappeared without a trace in the storm's hellish heart off the coast of Nova Scotia.
With taut precision, journalist Sebastian Junger illuminates the dangerous yet lucrative trade of off-shore fishing and coolly recreates the last moments of the Andrea Gail crew; recounts the heroes and victims of daring rescues upon the ravaged sea; and offers candid accounts of others irrevocably changed by the storm. Brilliantly conceived, breathtakingly written, this unforgettably moving and fascinating narrative brings to life the savage fury of this incredible maelstrom, and of the courage, terror, and awe manifested at its peak.
Review:
"A superb book." Washington Post Book World
Review:
"Mesmerizing...Packs an emotional wallop." Boston Globe
Review:
"Impeccable research...supports this solid account. Junger expertly braids together the individual histories of the six-member crew of the doomed Andrea Gail with those of the economically depressed fishing town of Gloucester, Mass., and various New England fisheries. In lesser hands this amount of detail could sink a narrative. But here it comes together as a seamless chronicle in which weather itself emerges as the protagonist. Junger relates facts on everything from the physics of waves to the science of hurricanes....Despite all of its detail, however, what ultimately makes this a unique and admirable book is its portrayal of individual lives." Judith Bolton-Fasman, The Christian Science Monitor
Review:
"Junger's fine dramatic style is complemented by a wealth of details that flesh out the story: wave physics and water thermoclines; what it means if you see whitewater outside your porthole; where the terms mayday, ill-wind, and down East came from. Reading this gripping book is likely to make the would-be sailor feel both awed and a little frightened by nature's remorseless power." Kirkus Reviews
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"As with any true-adventure story, you wonder if you ought to be getting such a bang out of real people's real suffering. But in The Perfect Storm, we're sharers, not voyeurs. The book is a humanizing reminder that we, too, could – probably will – be called on to bear more than we could possibly imagine." Newsweek
Review:
"Guaranteed to blow readers away....A+." Entertainment Weekly
Review:
"Thrilling....Even if you have never been to sea, Junger's account will put frighteners on you." New York Times Book Review
Synopsis:
October 1991. It was "the perfect storm" — a tempest that may happen only once in a century — a nor'easter created by so rare a combination of factors that it could not possibly have been worse. Creating waves ten stories high and winds of 120 miles an hour, the storm whipped the sea to inconceivable levels few people on Earth have ever witnessed. Few, except the six-man crew of the Andrea Gail, a commercial fishing boat tragically headed towards its hellish center.
About the Author
Sebastian Junger grew up in suburban Massachusetts, not far from the town of Gloucester, the fishing port depicted in The Perfect Storm that was home to the Andrea Gail and its crew. He graduated from Wesleyan University with a degree in cultural anthropology in 1984 and has been a freelance journalist whose work has appeared in such magazines as Outside, Men's Journal, American Heritage, and The New York Times Magazine. Drawn to stories of adventure, Junger has delivered radio reports from the war in Bosnia, covered smoke jumpers in Idaho's wilderness wildfires, and written about the smallest border town in Texas. In addition he has for many years worked a high climber and trimmer for tree removal companies. He currently lives in New York City and Cape Cod. The Perfect Storm is his first book.
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Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780061013515
- Subtitle:
- A True Story of Men Against the Sea
- Author:
- Author:
- Publisher:
- HarperTorch
- Location:
- New York :
- Subject:
- Biography
- Subject:
- Specific Groups
- Subject:
- Fisheries
- Subject:
- New england
- Subject:
- Natural Disasters
- Subject:
- Oceans & Seas
- Subject:
- Northeast storms
- Subject:
- Swordfish fishing
- Subject:
- Northeast storms New England.
- Subject:
- Gloucester
- Subject:
- Hurricane Grace, 1991
- Subject:
- Specific Groups - General
- Series Volume:
- 103-700
- Publication Date:
- July 1998
- Binding:
- Mass Market Paperbound
- Grade Level:
- General/trade
- Language:
- English
- Illustrations:
- Yes
- Pages:
- 320
- Dimensions:
- 6.76x4.20x.88 in. .36 lbs.
