Dark Noon (INTERNATIONAL MARINE-RMP) - Softcover

Clavin, Tom

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071486593 ISBN 13: 9780071486590

Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2007

Synopsis

Dark Noon is the mesmerizing re-creation of a fateful day at sea. It is also a story of the postwar American dream as experienced in the fishing village of Montauk, Long Island, where fish were money and where optimism and success went hand in hand. And it’s a story of the end of an era, when one terrible disaster changed the fishing culture of a prosperous port forever.

“Meticulously researched. A fascinating story.”--Distinction

“A first-rate reportorial job that builds to a taut and suspenseful climax of incredible detail. The harrowing description of men gaff-hooked out of the churning swells is unforgettable.”--The Independent

About this title

From the Back Cover:

"A riveting story not just of tragedy, but of survival and heroism."--New York Post

When Captain Eddie Carroll put to sea on Labor Day weekend 1951, he didn't know how many passengers were aboard his overloaded charter fishing boat. He didn't know that an unpredicted storm would descend from a cloudless sky before the morning was over. He didn't know how swiftly, then, his faith in his boat and his own abilities would be overturned.

Dark Noon is the mesmerizing re-creation of a fateful day at sea. It is also a story of the postwar American dream as experienced in the fishing village of Montauk, Long Island, where fish were money and where optimism and success went hand in hand. And it's a story of the end of an era, when one terrible disaster changed the fishing culture of a prosperous port forever.

"Meticulously researched. A fascinating story."--Distinction

"A first-rate reportorial job that builds to a taut and suspenseful climax of incredible detail. The harrowing description of men gaff-hooked out of the churning swells is unforgettable."--The Independent

Tom Clavin was a longtime editor of Long Island weekly newspapers and has written for the New York Times for fifteen years. He has contributed numerous articles to Reader's Digest, Golf, Parade, Family Circle, and other periodicals and is the author of nine books, including Halsey's Typhoon, which he wrote with Bob Drury.

About the Author:

Tom Clavin is the editor of The East Hampton Independent and The Southampton Independent, two of the most award-winning weekly newspapers in the U.S. Over the last nine years he has written and edited hundreds of articles dealing with fishing and boating, and he has access to vast human and written resources on maritime history in general and the fishing port of Montauk in particular. He wrote for The New York Times from 1984 to 1996 and was the chief environmental correspondent for half that time. His articles on sports, business, health, adventure, travel, and entertainment have appeared in Readers Digest, Cosmopolitan, Golf Magazine, Family Circle, and others. He has co-written several screenplays including one that is presently in pre-production with director Eric Styles.

About this edition

• Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0071486593
• ISBN 13: 9780071486590
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256