The perfect storm: a true story of men against the sea

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Junger, Sebastian
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Thorndike large print Americana
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The incredible true account of the most extraordinary storm of the 20th century, this is the story of a tempest born from so rare a combination of factors it was deemed "perfect" and of the doomed fishing boat with her crew of six that was helpless in the midst of a force beyond comprehension.

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Andrea Gail (Boat)
Fisheries
Fisheries -- New England -- History
Gloucester (Mass.) -- Social life and customs
Halloween Nor'easter, 1991
History
Large type books
Natural disasters
Natural disasters -- New England -- History
Northeast storms
Northeast storms -- New England
Shipwrecks
Shipwrecks -- North Atlantic Ocean
Social life and customs
Swordfish fisheries
Swordfish fisheries -- New England
Swordfish fishing
Swordfish fishing -- New England -- History
Tropical Storm Grace, 1997

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Gloucester (Mass.) -- Social life and customs
Halloween Nor'easter, 1991
Large type books
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Tropical Storm Grace, 1997
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