Junger, Sebastian.

The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men against the Sea.

New York / London, W.W. Norton & Company, 1997. 14.5 x 21.5cm. (12), 227 pages. Original half-clothbound hardcover with priceclipped dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear, including sunning to spine. Text annotations and underlining.

Meteorologists called the storm that hit North America’s eastern seaboard in October 1991 a “perfect storm” because of the rare combination of factors that created it. For everyone else, it was perfect hell. In The Perfect Storm, author Sebastian Junger conjures for the reader the meteorological conditions that created the “storm of the century” and the impact the storm had on many of the people caught in it. Chief among these are the six crew members of the swordfish boat the Andrea Gail, all of whom were lost 500 miles from home beneath roiling seas and high waves. Working from published material, radio dialogues, eyewitness accounts, and the experiences of people who have survived similar events, Junger attempts to re-create the last moments of the Andrea Gail as well as the perilous high-seas rescues of other victims of the storm.

• Keywords: Chuck Kruger Cape Clear Collection · Marine · Maritime History · Meteorology · Nautical Books · Ships · Storm
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9780393040166
• Inventory Number: 91408AB

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