Savage Storm
Author : Naomi Porter
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 38,36 MB
Release : 2021-06-16
Category :
ISBN : 9781952423284
Author : Naomi Porter
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 38,36 MB
Release : 2021-06-16
Category :
ISBN : 9781952423284
Author : George Michelsen Foy
Publisher : Scribner
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 30,31 MB
Release : 2019-08-06
Category : History
ISBN : 1501184903
In the bestselling tradition of The Perfect Storm and The Finest Hours, “an exquisitely written and dramatic book…a literary page-turner” (Doug Stanton, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Horse Soldiers)—the 2015 mysterious disappearance of the SS El Faro, a gigantic American cargo ship that sank in the Bermuda Triangle, taking with it thirty-three lives. On October 1, 2015, the SS El Faro, a massive American cargo ship disappeared in Hurricane Joaquin, a category 4 storm. The ship, its hundreds of shipping containers, and its entire crew plummeted to the bottom of the ocean, three miles down. It was the greatest seagoing US merchant marine shipping disaster since World War II. The massive ship had a seasoned crew, state-of-the-art navigation equipment, and advance warning of the storm. It seemed incomprehensible that such a ship could sink so suddenly. How, in this day and age, could something like this happen? Relying on Coast Guard inquest hearings, as well as on numerous interviews, George Michelsen Foy brings us “the most insightful exploration of this unthinkable disaster” (Outside), a story that lasts only a few days, but which grows almost intolerably suspenseful as deep-rooted flaws leading to the disaster inexorably link together and worsen. We see captain, engineers, and crew fight for their lives, and hear their actual words (as recorded on the ship’s black box) while the hurricane relentlessly tightens its noose around the ship. We watch, minute by minute, all that is happening on board—the ship’s mysterious tilt to one side, worried calls to the engine room, ship-to-shore reports, the courage of the men and women as they fight to survive, and the berserk ocean’s savage consumption of the massive hull. And through it all, the pain and ultimate resilience of the families of El Faro’s crew. Now with a new afterword, this “tour de force of nautical expertise” (Ocean Navigator) is a masterwork of stunning power.
Author : Cassie Edwards
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 28,47 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Arizona
ISBN : 9780843958850
Stephanie Helton finds love in the Arizona Territory.
Author : Phoebe Conn
Publisher : Zebra Books
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 26,35 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780821716878
Author : Asa Larsson
Publisher : Delacorte Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 47,42 MB
Release : 2006-04-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0440336252
WINNER OF SWEDEN’S BEST FIRST CRIME NOVEL AWARD • In the land of silence and snow, the killing has begun . . . Rebecka Martinsson is heading home to Kiruna, the town she’d left in disgrace years before. A Stockholm attorney, Rebecka has a good reason to return: her friend Sanna, whose brother has been horrifically murdered in the revivalist church his charisma helped create. Beautiful and fragile, Sanna needs someone like Rebecka to remove the shadow of guilt that is engulfing her, to forestall an ambitious prosecutor and a dogged policewoman. But to help her friend, and to find the real killer of a man she once adored and is now not sure she ever knew, Rebecka must relive the darkness she left behind in Kiruna, delve into a sordid conspiracy of deceit, and confront a killer whose motives are dark, wrenching, and impossible to guess. . . . Praise for Sun Storm “Richly atmospheric.”—Kirkus Reviews “Larsson builds suspense gradually but inexorably, and she is equally good at creating mood. . . .This impressive debut heralds another striking voice from Scandinavia.”—Booklist “For those who eschew exotic travel in favor of the familiar hammock, there’s nothing better than a well-written and well-translated story from some place you’ll probably never visit. is that story and more!”—Rocky Mountain News
Author : Naomi Porter
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 14,22 MB
Release : 2021-07-06
Category :
ISBN : 9781952423307
Storm. My protector. I need his darkness, like he needs my light.After surviving an abusive relationship, I swore off men. Until the President of the Knight's Legion MC crashes into my life, holding me captive with his haunted gray eyes.Storm is a force to be reckoned with and I welcome the chaos- it makes me feel alive.He owns me. Body and soul. I love the way he loves me. Fueled by a fierceness that keeps him on the edge, but I keep him from going over.When the enemy threatens to tear us apart, I find out just how strong I really am.Storm is my everything... I will do anything for him, regardless of the sacrifice.
Author : Janey Levy
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 39,70 MB
Release : 2019-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1538239698
Almost everyone has experienced a rainstorm or snowstorm at some time. They can be annoying or inconvenient. Sometimes, rain, snow, and wind produce storms that wreak havoc and turn deadly. Readers of this intriguing book will learn about powerful storms such as hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards, thunderstorms, hail, and ice storms, as well as the trail of destruction and death they leave in their wake. Absorbing, age-appropriate text highlights important elementary science concepts, while vivid photographs convey key concepts. Captions, fact boxes, and a graphic organizer also enrich the main text.
Author : Catherine Hart
Publisher : Leisure Books
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 17,45 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Indians of North America
ISBN : 9780843924657
Summer Storm was part Cheyenne, part child, part woman...torn between two cultures and two men. Jeremy, the rugged Westerner who had spurned her first love, still filled her wildest dreams. Windrider was the Indian warrior who had claimed the right to wed her, and would teach her the meaning of her heritage and show her the power of ecstasy. From the bestselling author of Fire and Ice.
Author : Shay Savage
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,30 MB
Release : 2014-06-03
Category : Contests
ISBN : 9781499689495
Sebastian Stark doesn't think he's cut out for a "normal" life. He'd rather be back on the island with Raine, where it all started. When Bastian's former mentor shows up and presents him with an ultimatum, Bastian slips into old habits and has to throw himself back into his old job: death match tournaments.
Author : Willie Drye
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 24,30 MB
Release : 2019-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1493037986
In 1934, hundreds of jobless World War I veterans were sent to the remote Florida Keys to build a highway from Miami to Key West. The Roosevelt Administration was making a genuine effort to help these down-and-out vets, many of whom suffered from what is known today as post-traumatic stress disorder. But the attempt to help them turned into a tragedy. The supervisors in charge of the veterans misunderstood the danger posed by hurricanes in the low-lying Florida Keys. In late August 1935, a small, stealthy tropical storm crossed the Bahamas, causing little damage. When it entered the Straits of Florida, however, it exploded into one of the most powerful hurricanes on record. But US Weather Bureau forecasters could only guess at its exact position, and their calculations were well off the mark. The hurricane that struck the Upper Florida Keys on the evening of September 2, 1935 is still the most powerful hurricane to make landfall in the US. Supervisors waited too long to call for an evacuation train from Miami to move the vets out of harm’s way. The train was slammed by the storm surge soon after it reached Islamorada. Only the 160-ton locomotive was left upright on the tracks. About 400 veterans were left unprotected in flimsy work camps. Around 260 of them were killed. This is their story, with newly discovered photos and stories of some of the heroes of the Labor Day 1935 calamity.