At the Mercy of the Sea Paperback / softback
by John Kretschmer
Paperback / softback
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"The tale of Carl Wake and the hurricane that was waiting for him goes straight to the heart of the greatest sea stories: they are not about man against the sea, but man against himself.
John Kretschmer's book is as perfectly shaped and flawlessly written as such a story can be.
In addition to being the best depiction I have ever read of what it is like to be inside a hurricane at sea, At the Mercy of the Sea is as moving a story of a man's failure and redemption as can be found anywhere in the literature of the sea.
This book is surely destined to become a classic."-Peter Nichols, author of Sea Change and A Voyage for Madmen"John Kretschmer has transformed this story of three men on a collision course with a hurricane into a modern seafaring classic."-Peter Nielsen, editor of SAIL magazine"With expert analysis and taut writing, he draws readers into that mad storm.
You can't turn away. You keep reading until it breaks your heart."-Fred Grimm, columnist for the Miami Herald"Once begun, his vivid and powerful narrative is impossible to put down."-Derek Lundy, author of Godforsaken Sea and The Way of a Ship"I felt I knew Carl Wake, because John Kretschmer found in him an archetype-an aging sailor with an age-old dream."-Jim Carrier, transatlantic sailor and author of The Ship and the Storm: Hurricane Mitch and the Loss of the Fantome"A remarkable book, impossible to put down."-Herb McCormick, sailing journalist
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:240 pages, 5 Illustrations, unspecified
- Publisher:International Marine Publishing Co
- Publication Date:16/10/2007
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- ISBN:9780071498876
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:240 pages, 5 Illustrations, unspecified
- Publisher:International Marine Publishing Co
- Publication Date:16/10/2007
- Category:
- ISBN:9780071498876