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The Sea Shall Embrace Them
The Tragic Story of the Steamship Arctic
Taschenbuch von David W. Shaw
Sprache: Englisch

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The 1854 collision at sea between the American ship Arctic and the Vesta, a much smaller French steamship, set in motion one of the most harrowing events in maritime history. David W. Shaw has based this fascinating account on the firsthand testimony of the few who survived the wreck, including the Arctic's heroic captain, James C. Luce, who was forced to fight his mutinous crew as they took the lifeboats and left hundreds of passengers to suffer a cruel and painful death. Not only did 400 people -- including Luce's own frail son -- die by daybreak, but the wreck also ended the domination of the seas by the American maritime fleet for the rest of the nineteenth century.

Utterly compelling, The Sea Shall Embrace Them is a stirring slice of heretofore little-known American history. Beautifully written, it puts the reader on deck as a ship full of men, women, and children do battle both with a mighty ocean and with their own baser instincts.
The 1854 collision at sea between the American ship Arctic and the Vesta, a much smaller French steamship, set in motion one of the most harrowing events in maritime history. David W. Shaw has based this fascinating account on the firsthand testimony of the few who survived the wreck, including the Arctic's heroic captain, James C. Luce, who was forced to fight his mutinous crew as they took the lifeboats and left hundreds of passengers to suffer a cruel and painful death. Not only did 400 people -- including Luce's own frail son -- die by daybreak, but the wreck also ended the domination of the seas by the American maritime fleet for the rest of the nineteenth century.

Utterly compelling, The Sea Shall Embrace Them is a stirring slice of heretofore little-known American history. Beautifully written, it puts the reader on deck as a ship full of men, women, and children do battle both with a mighty ocean and with their own baser instincts.
Über den Autor
An expert sailor in his own right, David Shaw brings decades of experience as a seaman to his work as an author. The author of INLAND PASSAGE, DARING THE SEA, and FLYING CLOUD, Shaw writes extensively for boating magazines. He lives in New Jersey with his wife.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
Genre: Fahrzeuge
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Hobby & Freizeit
Thema: Fahrzeuge/Flugzeuge/Schiffe/Allgemeines
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780743235037
ISBN-10: 0743235037
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Shaw, David W.
Hersteller: Free Press
Maße: 229 x 152 x 17 mm
Von/Mit: David W. Shaw
Erscheinungsdatum: 06.05.2003
Gewicht: 0,44 kg
Artikel-ID: 102590313
Über den Autor
An expert sailor in his own right, David Shaw brings decades of experience as a seaman to his work as an author. The author of INLAND PASSAGE, DARING THE SEA, and FLYING CLOUD, Shaw writes extensively for boating magazines. He lives in New Jersey with his wife.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
Genre: Fahrzeuge
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Hobby & Freizeit
Thema: Fahrzeuge/Flugzeuge/Schiffe/Allgemeines
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780743235037
ISBN-10: 0743235037
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Shaw, David W.
Hersteller: Free Press
Maße: 229 x 152 x 17 mm
Von/Mit: David W. Shaw
Erscheinungsdatum: 06.05.2003
Gewicht: 0,44 kg
Artikel-ID: 102590313
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