Synopsis
Describes the harrowing 1998 rescue of five fishermen who were forced to abandon their vessel in the Gulf of Alaska during a hurricane-force Arctic storm and who were saved from seemingly insurmountable hazards by helicopter teams from the Sitka Coast Guard station.
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"A powerful story reported and told with extraordinary skill....will keep you turning the pages at a furious rate."--Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
"Blockbuster."--New York Magazine
"Nail-biting ... [gives] readers a sense of why the fishermen were willing to risk so much for .... so little."--Publishers Weekly
"This riveting book has it all ... suspenseful ... dramatic .... and touchingly human and humorous.--James Bradley, author of FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS and FLYBOYS
"Todd Lewan raises the standard for non-fiction survival stories. Hair-raising ... hilarious [and] engaging."--Jason Kersten, author of JOURNAL OF THE DEAD
"Exhilarating ... Immediate and terrifying ... edge-of-the-seat [reading]."--Kirkus Reviews (Starred)
"Grade 'A'. A spectacular maritime page-turner ... one perfect storm of a book."--Entertainment Weekly
"A gripping account [that] reads like a novel."--USA Today
"The stuff of legends....A tale of genuine heroism...that you won't easily put down."--Decatur Daily
"The big brawling storm and epic Coast Guard rescue in the Gulf of Alaska is an utterly heart-pounding story."--Todd Balf, author of THE DARKEST JUNGLE
About the Author
Todd Lewan joined the Associated Press as a correspondent in 1988. In 1996 he became an editor on AP's international desk, and later a national features writer. In 1998 he received several feature-writing prizes for this story.
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