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The Lost Fleet : A Yankee Whaler's Struggle Against the Confederate Navy and Arctic Disaster by Marc Songini and Marc L. Songini (2007, Hardcover)

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It's the mid-19th century and the American whaling fleet, the wonder and envy of the maritime nations of the world, is struck by one hammer blow after another. Yankee whalers are contending with icebergs, storms, rogue whales, sharks, hostile natives, and disease. Now conditions are getting even worse, and the chances become ever slimmer a whaling master and his crew will return from a voyage safe and profitable. The scarcity of whales, the increasing dangers of going further into the Arctic, and the roving Confederate privateers are making this already difficult profession ever riskier. Many whalers give up the life--but some carry on the vocation. One such man is a tall captain from Wethersfield, Connecticut, Thomas William Williams. Not only does he go out on voyage after voyage, but 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. 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--Songini has crafted an historical masterpiece.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
St. Martin's Press
ISBN-10
0312286481
ISBN-13
9780312286484
eBay Product ID (ePID)
57070781

Product Key Features

Book Title
Lost Fleet : a Yankee Whaler's Struggle Against the Confederate Navy and Arctic Disaster
Author
Marc Songini, Marc L. Songini
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
United States / 19th Century, Action & Adventure
Publication Year
2007
Genre
History, Fiction
Number of Pages
448 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.7in
Item Height
1.4in
Item Width
6.3in
Item Weight
27.8 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Sh383.2.S66 2007
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"A lively, suspenseful, mesmerizing book." --The Providence Journal "A Nantucket sleigh ride of a read, guaranteed to thrill and amaze." --Kirkus Reviews(starred review) "The Lost Fleet tells a fascinating, in-depth story of how over-confidence and over-harvesting of a species set an entire fleet of whaling vessels on a voyage of destruction. Through meticulous research, author Mark Songini not only chronicles this 1871 disaster, but also illustrates how this event crushed both the whaling city of New Bedford and its prize industry. Readers will come away with an appreciation of the dangers that await those who challenge and ignore nature's warnings." --Michael Tougias, bestselling author ofTENHOURS UNTIL DAWN: The True Story of Heroism and Tragedy Aboard the Can DoandFATAL FORECAST: The True Story of Survival and Tragedy at Georges Bank., "A lively, suspenseful, mesmerizing book." -- The Providence Journal "A Nantucket sleigh ride of a read, guaranteed to thrill and amaze." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) " The Lost Fleet tells a fascinating, in-depth story of how over-confidence and over-harvesting of a species set an entire fleet of whaling vessels on a voyage of destruction. Through meticulous research, author Mark Songini not only chronicles this 1871 disaster, but also illustrates how this event crushed both the whaling city of New Bedford and its prize industry. Readers will come away with an appreciation of the dangers that await those who challenge and ignore nature's warnings."--Michael Tougias, bestselling author of TEN HOURS UNTIL DAWN: The True Story of Heroism and Tragedy Aboard the Can Do and FATAL FORECAST: The True Story of Survival and Tragedy at Georges Bank., "A lively, suspenseful, mesmerizing book." -- The Providence Journal "A Nantucket sleigh ride of a read, guaranteed to thrill and amaze." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) " The Lost Fleet tells a fascinating, in-depth story of how over-confidence and over-harvesting of a species set an entire fleet of whaling vessels on a voyage of destruction. Through meticulous research, author Mark Songini not only chronicles this 1871 disaster, but also illustrates how this event crushed both the whaling city of New Bedford and its prize industry. Readers will come away with an appreciation of the dangers that await those who challenge and ignore nature's warnings." --Michael Tougias, bestselling author of TEN HOURS UNTIL DAWN: The True Story of Heroism and Tragedy Aboard the Can Do and FATAL FORECAST: The True Story of Survival and Tragedy at Georges Bank., "A lively, suspenseful, mesmerizing book." -- The Providence Journal "A Nantucket sleigh ride of a read, guaranteed to thrill and amaze." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) " The Lost Fleet tells a fascinating, in-depth story of how over-confidence and over-harvesting of a species set an entire fleet of whaling vessels on a voyage of destruction. Through meticulous research, author Mark Songini not only chronicles this 1871 disaster, but also illustrates how this event crushed both the whaling city of New Bedford and its prize industry. Readers will come away with an appreciation of the dangers that await those who challenge and ignore nature's warnings." --Michael Tougias, bestselling author of TEN HOURS UNTIL DAWN: The True Story of Heroism and Tragedy Aboard the Can Do and FATAL FORECAST: The True Story of Survival and Tragedy at Georges Bank.
Copyright Date
2007
Lccn
2007-012056
Dewey Decimal
639.2/8092273
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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I was looking for more about James Bullock the confederate spy. There is some good thinks about Him in the book, Very good book about the whaling industry.
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