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Sebastian Junger's thrilling narrative account of a 1991 storm in the North Atlantic and the plight of the crew on the Andrea Gail was a huge bestseller. Junger tells of the lives of the fishermen and of the town of Gloucester, Massachusetts, and includes much lore about fishing, the fishing industry, and the science of sea and weather. He also charts the daring attempts by members of various rescue agencies who braved intense weather conditions to find and rescue those lost at sea.
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"Sebastian Junger declares that his own confrontation with the storm was limited to standing on the backshore of Gloucester, watching 30-foot swells approach Cape Ann. But he clearly went on to experience it through the words of the storm's survivors and those connected with the Andrea Gail. Interviewing them must have been a difficult, even intrusive job, but the result is thrilling--a boat ride into and (for us) out of a watery hell." - Anna Dulany Lyons (New York Times Book Review, 6/22/97)
"Superb...told with authority, brio and deep sympathy for those in peril on the sea." - (Washington Post Book World)
"While the story recreates the fate of one particular boat, the book as a whole gives a fascinating insight into the workings of the sea and the lives of the men who earn a living from it." - Valerie J. Rao (Literary Review, 9/1/97)
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"I enjoyed the book much more than the movie that came out later. Junger does agreat job of making you feel the terror of being on a small boat on the high sea in a big storm."
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"so much better than the movie"
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"Exceptional. Much better than the movie."
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