| Grey Seas Under: The Perilous Rescue Mission of a N.A. Salvage Tug Contributor(s): Mowat, Farley (Author) |
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ISBN: 1585742406 ISBN-13: 9781585742400 Publisher: Lyons Press OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2001 Annotation: In The Grey Seas Under, Farley Mowat writes passionately of the courage of men and of the small oceangoing tug Foundation Franklin. From 1930 until her final voyage in 1948, the stalwart tug's dangerous job was to rescue sinking ships, first searching for them in perilous waters and then bringing them back to shore. Battered by towering waves, dwarfed by the great ships she towed, blasted by gale-force winds and frozen by squalls of snow and rain, Foundation Franklin and her brave crew saved hundreds of vessels and thousands of lives as they patrolled the North Atlantic, including waters patrolled by U-boats in wartime.Mowat, whom The New York Times has called "a master storyteller," gives us an epic tale - a vigorous, dramatic picture of the eternal battle between men and the cruel sea. (6 X 9, 360 pages) |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | Modern - 20th Century - Transportation - History | Military - General |
| Dewey: 387.550 |
| LCCN: 2001018639 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.91" W x 8.9" (1.10 lbs) 354 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1930's - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - Oceania - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
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| Publisher Description: In "Grey Seas Under", Farley Mowat writes passionately of the courage of men and of a small, ocean-going salvage tug, Foundation Franklin. From 1930 until her final voyage in 1948, the stalwart tug's dangerous mission was to rescue sinking ships, first searching for them in perilous waters and then bringing them back to shore. Battered by towering waves, dwarfed by the great ships she towed, blasted by gale-force winds and frozen by squalls of snow and rain, Foundation Franklin and her brave crew saved hundreds of vessels and thousands of lives as they patrolled the North Atlantic, including waters patrolled by U-boats in wartime. Mowat spent two years gathering this material and sailed on some of the missions he describes. The result is a modern epic -- a vigorous, dramatic picture of the eternal battle between men and the cruel sea. |