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Author | : Edward Rowe Snow |
Publisher | : Dodd Mead |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : |
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Recounts true tales of sea disasters and inland catastrophes.
Author | : Madeleine Watts |
Publisher | : Catapult |
Total Pages | : 201 |
Release | : 2021-01-12 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1646220188 |
Download The Inland Sea Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In this "eloquent debut," a young Australian woman unable to find her footing in the world begins to break down when the emergencies she hears working as a 911 operator and the troubles within her own life gradually blur together, forcing her to grapple with how the past has shaped her present (Publishers Weekly). Drifting after her final year in college, a young writer begins working part-time as an emergency dispatch operator in Sydney. Over the course of an eight-hour shift, she is dropped into hundreds of crises, hearing only pieces of each. Callers report car accidents and violent spouses and homes caught up in flame. The work becomes monotonous: answer, transfer, repeat. And yet the stress of listening to far-off disasters seeps into her personal life, and she begins walking home with keys in hand, ready to fight off men disappointed by what they find in neighboring bars. During her free time, she gets black-out drunk, hooks up with strangers, and navigates an affair with an ex-lover whose girlfriend is in their circle of friends. Two centuries earlier, her great-great-great-great-grandfather--the British explorer John Oxley--traversed the wilderness of Australia in search of water. Oxley never found the inland sea, but the myth was taken up by other men, and over the years, search parties walked out into the desert, dying as they tried to find it. Interweaving a woman's self-destructive unraveling with the gradual worsening of the climate crisis, The Inland Sea is charged with unflinching insight into our age of anxiety. At a time when wildfires have swept an entire continent, this novel asks what refuge and comfort looks like in a constant state of emergency.
Author | : Kit Bonner Carolyn Bonner |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 148 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Shipwrecks |
ISBN | : 9781610606806 |
Download Great Ship Disasters Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Milton H. Watson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : |
Download Disasters at Sea Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
History of every ocean-going passenger ship disaster since 1900.
Author | : Sam Willis |
Publisher | : Quercus |
Total Pages | : 270 |
Release | : 2015-07-07 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1623653754 |
Download Shipwreck: A History of Disasters at Sea Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Shipwrecks have captured our imagination for centuries. Here acclaimed historian Sam Willis traces the astonishing tales of ships that have met with disastrous ends, along with theensuing acts of courage, moments of sacrifice and episodes of villainy that inevitably occurred in the extreme conditions. Many were freak accidents, and their circumstances so extraordinary that they inspired literature--the ramming of the Essex by a sperm whale was immortalized in Herman Melville's Moby Dick. Some symbolize colossal human tragedy: including the legendary Titanic whose maiden voyage famously went from pleasure cruise to epic catastrophe. From the Kyrenia ship of 300 BC to the Mary Rose, through to the Kursk submarine tragedy of 2000, this is a thrilling work of narrative history from one of our most talented young historians.
Author | : Michael R. Edelstein |
Publisher | : Emerald Group Publishing |
Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 2012-11-27 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 178190376X |
Download Disaster by Design Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This volume addresses the impacts of the Aral Sea disaster; disappearance of what was the world's fourth largest inland body of water. It argues this was the result of deliberate policy decisions. This volume is essential reading for everyone concerned with averting environmental disaster and in creating livable, sustainable communities.
Author | : David Geren Brown |
Publisher | : International Marine Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Download White Hurricane Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In "White Hurricane, " writer and mariner David G. Brown combines narrative intensity with factual depth to re-create the events of the "perfect storm" that struck America's heartland in 1913.
Author | : Edward Rowe Snow |
Publisher | : Outlet |
Total Pages | : 672 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Disasters |
ISBN | : 9780517695111 |
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Author | : Anna Lardinois |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 225 |
Release | : 2021-07-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1493058568 |
Download Shipwrecks of the Great Lakes Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Submerged stories from the inland seas The newest addition to Globe Pequot’s Shipwrecks series covers the sensational wrecks and maritime disasters from each of the five Great Lakes. It is estimated that over 30,000 sailors have lost their lives in Great Lakes wrecks. For many, these icy, inland seas have become their final resting place, but their last moments live on as a part of maritime history. The tales, all true and well-documented, feature some of the most notable tragedies on each of the lakes. Included in many of these tales are legends of ghost ship sighting, ghostly shipwreck victims still struggling to get to shore, and other chilling lore. Sailors are a superstitious group, and the stories are sprinkled with omens and maritime protocols that guide decisions made on the water.
Author | : Steven D Singer |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 2015-10-17 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1561648965 |
Download Shipwrecks of Florida Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Over 2,100 shipwrecks from the 16th century to the present; the most comprehensive listing now available. Wrecks are arranged primarily by geographical section of the state. Within sections, wrecks are arranged chronologically. Extensive and heavily illustrated appendices offer a wealth of information on topics of interest to divers and researchers alike. A companion volume, More Shipwrecks of Florida, is now available from Pineapple Press.