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Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Language
English
Description
Traces the recent discovery of physics-defying ocean waves at heights previously thought impossible, describing the efforts of the scientific community to understand the phenomenon, the pursuits of extreme surfers to ride these waves, and the destructive capabilities of tsunamis.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
344 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"In the tradition of Erik Larson's Dead Wake comes The Last Voyage of the Andrea Doria, about the sinking of the glamorous Italian ocean liner, including never-before-seen photos of the wreck today. In 1956, a stunned world watched as the famous Italian ocean liner Andrea Doria sank after being struck by a Swedish vessel off the coast of Nantucket. Unlike the Titanic, this sinking played out in real time across radios and televisions, the first disaster...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
"Based on years of original research and new reporting, two acclaimed authors deliver the riveting and emotionally wrenching full story of the worst sea disaster in United States naval history: the sinking of the USS Indianapolis during World War II--and the fifty-year fight to exonerate the captain after a wrongful court martial."--Provided by publisher.
