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Title Statement | The finest hours: the true story of a heroic sea rescue / Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman. |
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Author | Tougias, Mike, 1955- |
Additional Contributors | Sherman, Casey,1969- |
Publication | New York: Christy Ottaviano Books/Henry Holt and Company, 2014. |
Edition | 1st ed. |
Extent of Item | 160 p. |
ISBN | 0805097643 9780805097641 |
Other Number | 2542083 |
Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references. |
Summary | "On the night of February 18, 1952, during one of the worst winter storms that New England has ever seen, two oil tankers just off the shore of Cape Cod were torn in half by the force of the storm. This middle-grade adaptation of an adult nonfiction book tells the story of a harrowing Coast Guard rescue when four men in a tiny lifeboat overcame insurmountable odds and saved more than 30 stranded sailors. |
Subjects & Genres | |
By Topic | Shipwrecks--Juvenile literature--History--Massachusetts--Chatham |
Shipwreck survival--Juvenile literature--History | |
By Name | Pendleton (Tanker)--Juvenile literature |
CG36500 (Lifeboat)--Juvenile literature |