The Lost Fleet: A Yankee Whaler's Struggle Against the Confederate Navy and Arctic Disaster - Paperback
by Marc Songini
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Availability:In StockContributor:Marc SonginiTheme:Chronological Period/1851-1899, Chronological Period/19th CenturyPublish date:7/22/2008Pages:448
Languages:EnglishPublisher:St. Martin's GriffinISBN-13:9780312380953ISBN-10:031238095XUPC:9780312380953Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United States, Maritime History & PiracyBook Topic:19th CenturySize:8.50 x 5.40 x 1.20 inchesWeight:0.522Product ID:SC2AQJ4K84
Arctic disasters, rogue whales, ambush by Confederate ships--the true saga of one captain's struggle to survive the demise of the Yankee whaling fleet
It's the mid-ninteenth century and the American whaling fleet is struck by one hammer blow after the other. Yankee whalers are contending with icebergs, storms, rogue whales, sharks, hostile natives, and disease. Many whalers give up the life--but some carry on the vocation. One such man is a captain from Connecticut, Thomas William Williams. Not only does he go out on voyage after voyage, 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. Songini has crafted a historical masterpiece in recording 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.Languages:EnglishPublisher:St. Martin's GriffinISBN-13:9780312380953ISBN-10:031238095XUPC:9780312380953Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United States, Maritime History & PiracyBook Topic:19th CenturySize:8.50 x 5.40 x 1.20 inchesWeight:0.522Product ID:SC2AQJ4K84
MARC SONGINI is a Boston-area journalist whose work has appeared in the Boston Book Review, the Boston Herald, and the Boston Globe.
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