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Sailors To The End
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Author : Gregory A. Freeman
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2009-10-13
Sailors To The End written by Gregory A. Freeman and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-13 with History categories.
The aircraft carrier USS Forrestal was preparing to launch attacks into North Vietnam when one of its jets accidentally fired a rocket into an aircraft occupied by pilot John McCain. A huge fire ensued, and McCain barely escaped before a 1,000-pound bomb on his plane exploded, causing a chain reaction with other bombs on surrounding planes. The crew struggled for days to extinguish the fires, but, in the end, the tragedy took the lives of 134 men. For thirty-five years, the terrible loss of life has been blamed on the sailors themselves, but this meticulously documented history shows that they were truly the victims and heroes.
The Last Fish
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Author : Ian D Leahy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-12-21
The Last Fish written by Ian D Leahy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-21 with categories.
A mysterious girl discovers a translucent golden fish emitting light from its heart. After learning it is the last one on her dying planet she goes on a dangerous journey to try and save it.Adventurous and heartrending, The Last Fish provides a lesson in courage and humanity by those who will inherit the ecological destruction of our present actions. A philosophically deep odyssey meant to reawaken a connection with nature, wildlife and the environment.___110 hand-drawn custom illustrations have been added inside the story for your enjoyment.
The Last Fish
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Author : August Ritchie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021
The Last Fish written by August Ritchie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with categories.
*For all Ages* A mysterious girl discovers a translucent golden fish emitting light from its heart. After learning it is the last one on her dying planet she goes on a dangerous journey to try and save it. Adventurous and heartrending, The Last Fish provides a lesson in courage and humanity by those who will inherit the ecological destruction of our present actions. A philosophically deep odyssey meant to reawaken a connection with nature, wildlife and the environment. 110 hand-drawn custom illustrations have been added inside the story for your enjoyment.
Off The Deep End
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Author : Nic Compton
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2017-09-21
Off The Deep End written by Nic Compton and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-21 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Confined in a small space for months on end, subject to ship's discipline and living on limited food supplies, many sailors of old lost their minds – and no wonder. Many still do. The result in some instances was bloodthirsty mutinies, such as the whaleboat Sharon whose captain was butchered and fed to the ship's pigs in a crazed attack in the Pacific. Or mob violence, such as the 147 survivors on the raft of the Medusa, who slaughtered each other in a two-week orgy of violence. So serious was the problem that the Royal Navy's own physician claimed sailors were seven times more likely to go mad than the rest of the population. Historic figures such as Christopher Columbus, George Vancouver, Fletcher Christian (leader of the munity of the Bounty) and Robert FitzRoy (founder of the Met Office) have all had their sanity questioned. More recently, sailors in today's round-the-world races often experience disturbing hallucinations, including seeing elephants floating in the sea and strangers taking the helm, or suffer complete psychological breakdown, like Donald Crowhurst. Others become hypnotised by the sea and jump to their deaths. Off the Deep End looks at the sea's physical character, how it confuses our senses and makes rational thought difficult. It explores the long history of madness at sea and how that is echoed in many of today's yacht races. It looks at the often-marginal behaviour of sailors living both figuratively and literally outside society's usual rules. And it also looks at the sea's power to heal, as well as cause, madness.
The Sailor
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Author : Jack Lurlyn Walters
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2010-09-28
The Sailor written by Jack Lurlyn Walters and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-28 with Fiction categories.
Revisit the later 1700's and the early 1800's to witness a story of a man who, From a pleasant and comfortable life, is thrown into a seemingly hopeless State. Authored by Jack Lurlyn Walters, The Sailor: A Novel of History and Adventure is a story of trials and tribulations, hope and victory. A picture of the book was on the left side of this Review, this review is a orginal written by your people Using historical events a backdrop for this adventure thriller, The Sailor please use this, it would be in your archive. I hope is the story of Jason Ashby-a young man loved and protected by his family on their farm estate but suddenly thrust into the world, facing adversaries who seek power that threaten all humans societies. Jason survives a shipwreck, desert treks, battles of war, and diseases by using his wits and allowing goodness to conquer evil, soon, his integrity brings him to a triumphant end, where all his struggles are put to rest. How he comes out victorious from the pitfalls of a terrible fate awaits the reader. With goodness as the underlying concept, The sailor shows how even the Most tragic situations can be surpassed through faith and strong will. This Book brings inspiration to all men and women of today, albeit set in a period Longs ago.
Sailors Whalers Fantastic Sea Voyages
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Author : Valerie Petrillo
language : en
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Release Date : 2003-06-01
Sailors Whalers Fantastic Sea Voyages written by Valerie Petrillo and has been published by Chicago Review Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-06-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Children are fascinated with sailing ships, lighthouses, whaling, shipwrecks, and mutinies, and these 50-plus activities will provide them with a boatful of fun. This activity guide shows kids what life was like for the greenhands, old salts, and captains on the high seas during the great age of sail in the 19th century: aboard square-riggers, clippers, whalers, schooners, and packet ships. Life aboard ship was an exciting subculture of American life with its own language, food, music, art, and social structure. Children will learn that many captains brought their wives and children aboard ship, and that kids who learned how to walk at sea often found it difficult to walk on dry land. The book begins with the China Tea trade in the late 18th century and ends with the last whaler leaving New Bedford in 1924. Kids will create scrimshaw using black ink and a bar of white soap; make a model lighthouse using a bike reflector, an oatmeal box, and a plastic soda bottle; and paint china with traditional designs using a blue paint pen and a basic white plate. Included are additional simple activities requiring common household objects that are sure to please busy parents and teachers alike.
Sunk In Kula Gulf
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Author : John J. Domagalski
language : en
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
Release Date : 2012
Sunk In Kula Gulf written by John J. Domagalski and has been published by Potomac Books, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with History categories.
The early morning hours of July 6, 1943, found the USS "Helena" off the Solomon Islands in what would later be known as the Battle of Kula Gulf. But the ship s participation in the battle came to a swift end when three Japanese torpedoes suddenly struck. One hundred and sixty-eight sailors went down with the ship, many never surviving the initial torpedo hits. As the last of the "Helena" disappeared below the ocean s surface, the remaining crewmen s struggle for survival had only just begun."Sunk in Kula Gulf" tells the epic story of the "Helena" s survivors. Two destroyers plucked more than seven hundred from the sea in a night rescue operation as the battle continued to rage. A second group of eighty-eight sailors clustered into three lifeboats made it to a nearby island and was rescued the next day. A third group of survivors, spread over a wide area, was missed entirely. Clinging to life rafts or debris, the weary men were pushed away from the area of the sinking by a strong current. After enduring days at sea under the hot tropical sun, they finally found land. It was, however, the Japanese-held island of Vella Lavella and deep behind the front lines. The survivors organized and disappeared into the island s interior jungle. Living a meager existence, the group evaded the Japanese for eight days until the Marines and U.S. Navy evacuated the shipwrecked sailors in a daring rescue operation. Using a wide variety of sources, including previously unpublished firsthand accounts, John J. Domagalski brings to life this amazing, little-known story from World War II."
Sailors And Sailing Adventures
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Author : Cleon McClain
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2013-06-07
Sailors And Sailing Adventures written by Cleon McClain and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-07 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Sailors and Sailing Adventures is not just a collection of poetry about sailing. Each of the delightfully written and often thought provoking poems that the author Cleon McClain has written is accompanied by his own personal commentary. The commentaries contain the stories as to how each poem came to be written. Cleon McClain also shares with the readers much of his personal life and thoughts, as well as giving his poetic insight concerning each poem. As a bonus, the appendices contains some short stories of how the author came to acquire his current sailboat the Glenda Kay, and some sailing adventures he and the Glenda Kay has shared. Sailors and Sailing Adventures will capture the readers imagination, make you think, and on occasions tug at your heart strings. You will be drawn to read it again and again.
Troubled Water
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Author : Gregory A. Freeman
language : en
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Release Date : 2009-09-15
Troubled Water written by Gregory A. Freeman and has been published by St. Martin's Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-15 with History categories.
In 1972, the United States was embroiled in an unpopular war in Vietnam, and the USS Kitty Hawk was headed to her station in the Gulf of Tonkin. Its five thousand men, cooped up for the longest at-sea tour of the war, rioted--or, as Troubled Water suggests, mutinied. Disturbingly, the lines were drawn racially, black against white. By the time order was restored, careers were in tatters. Although the incident became a turning point for race relations in the Navy, this story remained buried within U.S. Navy archives for decades. With action pulled straight from a high seas thriller, Gregory A. Freeman uses eyewitness accounts and a careful and unprecedented examination of the navy's records to refute the official story of the incident, make a convincing case for the U.S. navy's first mutiny, and shed new light on this seminal event in American history.
The Children S Encyclopedia
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Author : Arthur Mee
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1910
The Children S Encyclopedia written by Arthur Mee and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1910 with Children's encyclopedias and dictionaries categories.