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In his latest, Rousmaniere (Fastnet, Force 10; The Annapolis Book of Seamanship) reconstructs 12 tales of sea wrecks and near-misses from captains' logs and eyewitnesses, which are as sad as they are compelling to read. The poet Shelley's romance with the sea (and his life) comes to an end from careless sailing and a black squall; an African-American church congregation is decimated when the side-wheeler Portland rolls in Massachusetts Bay; during the aftermath of Pearl Harbor, sailors of the supply ship Pollux teeter between heroism and madness while their ship breaks apart on a rocky shelf. But as the title indicates, this book is more than a simple curio of casualty. Having survived his own brush with a watery death in 1979, Rousmaniere arrays in these remarkable stories a study of the reactions to sudden calamity, be they acts of sheer heroism, mute observation or a helpless slide into panic, and the lasting misfortune of those who survive the dead. The book is not without religious overtones, and peppered throughout are insightful digressions into biography, literary criticism and the composition of popular hymns. At once ominously desperate and unerringly hopeful, this book is a wise, generous read. Photos and maps not seen by PW.
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Rousmaniere, the author of 18 books, sailed in the 1979 Fastnet Race in which five boats were sunk and 15 sailors died in a storm near England. He has gathered here 10 electrifying true stories that describe disasters at sea. They contain what he identifies as the five elements of a storm: its demanding weather; the seamanship needed to cope with it; the intense stress it places on victims and survivors; the beliefs that play a part in it at every stage; and the consequences of storms for the victims' community. Included are the chronicle of the schooner Ariel, on which Percy Shelley was killed in 1822; the story of the passenger steamer Portland, which sunk in 1898 in Massachusetts Bay, killing almost 200 people; and the wreck of the supply ship Pollux off the coast of Newfoundland during World War II. Every item is engrossing reading. George Cohen
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In his latest, Rousmaniere (Fastnet, Force 10; The Annapolis Book of Seamanship) reconstructs 12 tales of sea wrecks and near-misses from captains' logs and eyewitnesses, which are as sad as they are compelling to read. The poet Shelley's romance with the sea (and his life) comes to an end from careless sailing and a black squall; an African-American church congregation is decimated when the side-wheeler Portland rolls in Massachusetts Bay; during the aftermath of Pearl Harbor, sailors of the supply ship Pollux teeter between heroism and madness while their ship breaks apart on a rocky shelf. But as the title indicates, this book is more than a simple curio of casualty. Having survived his own brush with a watery death in 1979, Rousmaniere arrays in these remarkable stories a study of the reactions to sudden calamity, be they acts of sheer heroism, mute observation or a helpless slide into panic, and the lasting misfortune of those who survive the dead. The book is not without religious overtones, and peppered throughout are insightful digressions into biography, literary criticism and the composition of popular hymns. At once ominously desperate and unerringly hopeful, this book is a wise, generous read. Photos and maps not seen by PW.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
Rousmaniere, the author of 18 books, sailed in the 1979 Fastnet Race in which five boats were sunk and 15 sailors died in a storm near England. He has gathered here 10 electrifying true stories that describe disasters at sea. They contain what he identifies as the five elements of a storm: its demanding weather; the seamanship needed to cope with it; the intense stress it places on victims and survivors; the beliefs that play a part in it at every stage; and the consequences of storms for the victims' community. Included are the chronicle of the schooner Ariel, on which Percy Shelley was killed in 1822; the story of the passenger steamer Portland, which sunk in 1898 in Massachusetts Bay, killing almost 200 people; and the wreck of the supply ship Pollux off the coast of Newfoundland during World War II. Every item is engrossing reading. George Cohen
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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"THE DEVIL IS BREWING MISCHIEF," muttered a sailor, staring out at the sea from his safe perch on a boat moored in the harbor. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
double storm, great southern sea, amateur sailors, sounding rod, racing sailors, weather sense, ocean racing, anniversary report, confused sea, gale warnings Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, New England, Mary Celeste, Margaret Fuller, Southern Ocean, Cape Cod, Weather Bureau, United States, Tzu Hang, Margaret Ames, Henry Bangs, First Draft, North Atlantic, Cape Horn, Robert Ames, New Jersey, Long Island, Miles Necas, Gulf Stream, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Hollis Blanchard, Second World War, Cape Hatteras, Other World, Perkins Point New!
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"THE DEVIL IS BREWING MISCHIEF," muttered a sailor, staring out at the sea from his safe perch on a boat moored in the harbor. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
double storm, great southern sea, amateur sailors, sounding rod, racing sailors, weather sense, ocean racing, anniversary report, confused sea, gale warnings Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, New England, Mary Celeste, Margaret Fuller, Southern Ocean, Cape Cod, Weather Bureau, United States, Tzu Hang, Margaret Ames, Henry Bangs, First Draft, North Atlantic, Cape Horn, Robert Ames, New Jersey, Long Island, Miles Necas, Gulf Stream, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Hollis Blanchard, Second World War, Cape Hatteras, Other World, Perkins Point New!
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