The Finest Hours: The True Story of a Heroic Sea Rescue
- ISBN-10
- 0545899435
- ISBN-13
- 9780545899437
- Series
- The Finest Hours
- Category
- Shipwreck survival
- Pages
- 160
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014
- Authors
- Casey Sherman, Mike Tougias
Description
On the night of February 18, 1952, during one of the worst nor'easters that New England had ever seen, two oil tankers off the coast of Cape Cod were literally torn in half. With the storm in full force and waves up to 70 feet high, four coast guardsmen headed out to sea in a tiny lifeboat to come to the rescue. Despite insurmountable odds, these brave men risked their lives to save more than 30 stranded sailors.
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Other editions
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- 2015-12-29
- 352 pages
- Paperback
- Simon and Schuster
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- 2015-12-08
- 224 pages
- Paperback
- Simon and Schuster
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- 2010-04-13
- 204 pages
- Paperback
- Simon and Schuster
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