Lost at Sea: An American Tragedy - Hardcover

Dillon, Patrick

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0385314213 ISBN 13: 9780385314213

Publisher: Dial Pr, 1998

Synopsis

Relates the dramatic story of the worst commercial fishing disaster in American history, the disappearance of two state-of-the-art fishing boats without a trace in the Bering Sea on Valentine's Day in 1983, and its effect on the industry. Tour.

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Review:

Susan Salter Reynolds Los Angeles Times Book Review A gripping account...Lost At Sea is a better book than Sebastian Junger's The Perfect Storm, even more thrilling, more mysterious.

Rinker Buck USA Today Dillon meticulously recreates the events leading up to the 1983 capsizing of the Americus and Altair...[and] artfully chronicles the lives of the lost fishermen and their families.

Sudip Bose The Washington Post Book World A meticulously detailed narrative, pieced together with the deft touch of a suspense writer -- a fine accomplishment.

Tom Walker The Denver Post Patrick Dillon's deftly written Lost at Sea is more than just another man-vs.-the-sea story. It's an engrossing, evenhanded look at how greed, negligence, naivete and downright stupidity can lead to tragedy when man and nature collide.

About the Author:

Patrick Dillon is the Adventure and Sailing Events Programming Director at QuokkaSports, Digital Sports Entertainment. He has won numerous awards, including a share of the Pulitzer Prize in 1989. His columns and essays have appeared in many publications throughout the nation, including the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, and Fast Company.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dial Pr
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0385314213
• ISBN 13: 9780385314213
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 264