The Last Run: A True Story Of Rescue And Redemption On The Alaska Seas - Hardcover

Lewan, Todd

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786269847 ISBN 13: 9780786269846

Publisher: Thorndike Pr, 2004

Synopsis

Describes the 1998 rescue of five fishermen who were forced to abandon their vessel in the Gulf of Alaska during a hurricane-force storm and who were saved from insurmountable hazards by helicopter teams from the Sitka Coast Guard station.

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Review:

"Grade 'A'. A spectacular maritime page-turner . one perfect storm of a book." -- Entertainment Weekly

"Blockbuster." -- New York Magazine

"[A] gripping sea rescue tale." -- Anchorage Daily News

"A gripping account [that] reads like a novel." -- USA Today

Blockbuster. --New York Magazine

"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

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thorndike Pr
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0786269847
• ISBN 13: 9780786269846
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 654