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Overview"Now in paperback, a true story as spellbinding and harrowing as The Perfect Storm, ""marvel- ous and terrifying"" (Los Angeles Times)--published to herald the arrival of Tougias's new hardcover, The Finest Hours. On the morning of November 21, 1980, two small boats set out for Georges Bank, a lucrative but perilous lobster fishing ground off the coast of Cape Cod. The National Weather Service had forecast typical fall weather, and the young, rugged crewmen aboard the Sea Fever and the Fair Wind had no reason to expect that this trip would be any different from the dozens they'd made earlier in the season. But the only weather buoy in the area was malfunctioning, and the National Weather Service had failed to reveal this critical detail. And as the two small boats headed out to sea, a colossal storm was brewing to the southeast, a furious maelstrom that would batter the boats with sixty-foot waves and hurricane-force winds. A true story of catastrophe and survival at sea, this is a vivid moment-by-moment account of seventy-two hours in the lives of eight young fishermen. Most amazing is the story of Ernie Hazzard, who spent more than fifty terrifying hours adrift on the stormy open sea. Gripping and heart-pounding, Fatal Forecast is an unfor- gettable true story about the collision of two spectacular forces: the brutality of nature and the human will to survive." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michael TougiasPublisher: Scribner Book Company Imprint: Scribner Book Company Dimensions: Width: 15.10cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 21.40cm Weight: 0.236kg ISBN: 9780743297042ISBN 10: 0743297040 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 09 June 2009 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsA passionately recounted peril-at-sea adventure...described with excruciating intensity. A blustery seafarer's delight, rendered with gusto. - Kirkus Reviews Deserves a place as a classic survival at sea. -- The Boston Globe Deserves a place as a classic survival at sea. -- The Boston Globe Toughias's terrifying tale will stun you...leaving you breathless, exhilarated, and finally amazed. -- The Providence Journal Tougias spins a marvelous and terrifying yarn....this is a breathtaking book. -- Los Angeles Times A passionately recounted peril-at-sea adventure...described with excruciating intensity. A blustery seafarer's delight, rendered with gusto. -- Kirkus Reviews Author InformationMichael J. Tougias is an award-winning author of a number of books, including Ten Hours Until Dawn: The True Story of Heroism and Tragedy Aboard the Can Do. He is a much sought after lecturer and gives more than seventy presentations a year. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |