At the Mercy of the Sea

The True Story of Three Sailors in a Caribbean Hurricane

Autor*innen

• John Kretschmer

Parameter

• 240 Seiten
• 9 Lesestunden

• Abenteuer
• Ökonomie
• Sachliteratur
• Sport
• USA

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"The tale of Carl Wake and the hurricane that was waiting for him goes straight to the heart of the greatest sea stories: they are not about man against the sea, but man against himself. John Kretschmer's book is as perfectly shaped and flawlessly written as such a story can be. In addition to being the best depiction I have ever read of what it is like to be inside a hurricane at sea, At the Mercy of the Sea is as moving a story of a man's failure and redemption as can be found anywhere in the literature of the sea. This book is surely destined to become a classic."--Peter Nichols, author of <i>Sea Change</i> and <i>A Voyage for Madmen</i> "John Kretschmer has transformed this story of three men on a collision course with a hurricane into a modern seafaring classic."--Peter Nielsen, editor of <i>SAIL</i> magazine "With expert analysis and taut writing, he draws readers into that mad storm. You can't turn away. You keep reading until it breaks your heart."--Fred Grimm, columnist for the <i>Miami Herald</i> "Once begun, his vivid and powerful narrative is impossible to put down."--Derek Lundy, author of <i>Godforsaken Sea</i> and <i>The Way of a Ship</i> "I felt I knew Carl Wake, because John Kretschmer found in him an archetype--an aging sailor with an age-old dream."--Jim Carrier, transatlantic sailor and author of <i>The Ship and the Storm: Hurricane Mitch and the Loss of the Fantome</i> "A remarkable book, impossible to put down."--Herb McCormick, sailing journalist

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• Einband: Paperback