The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea

The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
ISBN-10
0007324383
ISBN-13
9780007324385
Series
The Perfect Storm
Category
History
Pages
240
Language
English
Published
2010-06-24
Publisher
HarperCollins UK
Author
Sebastian Junger

Description

The worst storm in history seen from the wheelhouse of a doomed fishing trawler; a mesmerisingly vivid account of a natural hell from a perspective that offers no escape.

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