David W. Shaw

The Sea Shall Embrace Them

The Tragic Story of the Steamship Arctic

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The 1854 collision at sea between the American ship Arctic and the Vesta, a much smaller French steamship, set in motion one of the most harrowing events in maritime history. David W. Shaw has based this fascinating account on the firsthand testimony of the few who survived the wreck, including the Arctic's heroic captain, James C. Luce, who was forced to fight his mutinous crew as they took the lifeboats and left hundreds of passengers to suffer a cruel and painful death. Not only did 400 people -- including Luce's own frail son -- die by daybreak, but the wreck also ended the domination of the seas by the American maritime fleet for the res… Mehr

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ISBN: 978-0-7432-3503-7
EAN: 9780743235037
Produktnummer: 9920166
Verlag: Simon & Schuster N.Y.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
Seitenangabe: 256 S.
Ausstattung: Trade Paperback
Masse: H21.4 cm x B14.0 cm x D1.8 cm 299 g
Gewicht: 299

Über den Autor

An expert sailor in his own right, David Shaw brings decades of experience as a seaman to his work as an author. The author of INLAND PASSAGE, DARING THE SEA, and FLYING CLOUD, Shaw writes extensively for boating magazines. He lives in New Jersey with his wife.