One of the great storytellers of our century writes passionately of the courage of men and of a small, ocean-going salvage tug, Foundation Franklin. The captain and the crew were mostly Newfounders; the sea was in their blood. Battered by towering waves, dwarfed by the ships she towed, blasted by gale-force winds and frozen by squalls of snow and rain, the stout ship and her brave crew saved hundreds of vessels and thousands of lives as they battled their ancient enemy, the North Atlantic.
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"Recognized as a first-rate saga of the sea."--Montreal Gazette.
"Handled with boldness and ingenuity. . .should entrance even the most confirmed landlubber."--Toronto Star.
"Farley Mowat writes as a good helmsman steers--with easy skill, admirable precision, and the authority of a sailor in his element."--Nicholas Monsarrat
"Handled with boldness and ingenuity. . .should entrance even the most confirmed landlubber."--Toronto Star.
"Farley Mowat writes as a good helmsman steers--with easy skill, admirable precision, and the authority of a sailor in his element."--Nicholas Monsarrat
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"One of the great storytellers of our century writes passionately of the courage of men and of a small, ocean-going salvage tug, Foundation Franklin. The captain and the crew were mostly Newfounders; the sea was in their blood. Battered by towering waves, dwarfed by the ships she towed, blasted by gale-force winds and frozen by squalls of snow and rain, the stout ship and her brave crew saved hundreds of vessels and thousands of lives as they battled their ancient enemy, the North Atlantic.
"Recognized as a first-rate saga of the sea."--Montreal Gazette.
"Handled with boldness and ingenuity. . .should entrance even the most confirmed landlubber."--Toronto Star.
"Farely Mowat writes as a good helmsman steers--with easy skill, admirable precision, and the authority of a sailor in his element."--Nicholas Monsarrat
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the Best books I have read. Could not put it down.,
By lowes@iamnet.com (Presently located in South America) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Grey Seas Under (Mass Market Paperback)
I read this book about 5 years ago, lost it and have been trying to find it for about 5 years. It is one of the best books that I have read. I could not put it down. I have had some sea adventures myself but nothing like this. I have recomended it to all my marine friends but have not been able to locate it until today.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Riveting slice of marine history,
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This review is from: Grey Seas Under (Mass Market Paperback)
This book is an unexpectedly riveting episode-by-episode story of the Foundation Franklin, a marine salvage tug that sailed out of the ports of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland in the 1930s and '40s. This working ship, built in Scotland in 1916 to craftsman's standards, eventually found itself unused in a Hamburg shipyard in depression-strapped 1930 where it was identified as a possible vessel for the Canadian maritime salvage fleet. From that day to its final heart-stopping drama, the trials of this unprepossessing high seas coal-fired tugboat are recounted in all their adrenalin-filled reality in Mowat's gripping and evocative prose. Managed by callous profit-seekers, officered by experience-hardened seamen and crewed by men desperate for employment, Foundation Franklin's story is, as well, a slice of social and commercial history. The mood is workaday danger, fortitude, struggle and courage, marred by a single passing dismissive remark about "union mechanics".
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First-Rate True Saga of the Sea,
By "arishem" (New York, New York USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Grey Seas Under (Mass Market Paperback)
I first discovered "Grey Seas Under" about 15 years ago, appropriately enough as Able Seaman on an Ocean Salvage Tug. I was immediately enthralled. Out of the many books on the sea I have read, this one remains very dear to me (not that you have to be a mariner to enjoy it). Grey Seas Under is the true story of the ocean salvage tug, FOUNDATION FRANKLIN and the brave men who battled the North Atlantic to save hundreds of ships and thousands of lives. Farley Mowat, a master srory-teller, passionately desribes the exploits of FOUNDATION FRANKLIN with geat admiration and humor. Grey Seas Under is a true masterpiece saga of the sea. I've read this book probably 6 times in the last 10 years and I'm sure to re-read it for many years to come. I cannot recommend this book enough. I also highly recommend "The Serpents Coil" also by Farley Mowat, another first-rate tale of the sea.
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