FREE shipping to any USA address - FREE media postage - FREE tracking - WRECK OF THE CARL D. - A True Story of Loss, Survival, and Rescue at Sea - by Michael Schumacher - On November 18, 1958, a 623-foot limestone carrier-caught in one of the most violent storms in Lake Michigan history-broke in two and sank in less than five minutes - Four of the 35-person crew escaped to a small raft, to which they clung in total darkness, braving 30-foot waves and frigid temperatures - As the storm raged on, a search-and-rescue mission hunted for survivors, while the frantic citizens of nearby Rogers City, Michigan, the hardscrabble town that was home to 26 members of the Carl D. Bradley's crew, anxiously awaited word of their loved ones' fates - In Wreck of the Carl D. Schumacher reconstructs the terrible accident, perilous search, and chilling aftermath for the small Michigan town so intimately affected by the tragedy - plus 16 pages b/w photographs - HARDCOVER book with d/j - BOOK COVERS, SPINE, CORNERS, EDGES, ETC, ALL VERY GOOD CONDITION - D/J, SHOWS SHELF WEAR - SEVERAL TAPE REPAIRS, ETC - ALL INTERIOR PAGES LIKE NEW CONDITION - BOOK APPEARS UNREAD - book approx 6 1/2" x 9 1/2" x 245 pages - Pub: Bloomsbury - NY - stated: First U.S. Edition 2008 - all printing number from 10 thru and including 1 are shown - Printed in the USA - Remember: FREE shipping to any USA address - FREE media postage - FREE tracking
Specifics
- Author: MICHAEL SCHUMACHER
- Book Series: Historical
- Book Title: WRECK OF THE CARL D.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Edition: First Edition
- Ex Libris: No
- Features: Illustrated
- Format: Hardcover
- Genre: Biographies & True Stories, Engineering & Technology, Environment, Nature & Earth, Historical, History, Transportation
- Inscribed: No
- Intended Audience: Young Adults, Adults
- Language: ENGLISH
- Narrative Type: Nonfiction
- Original Language: English
- Personalize: No
- Personalized: No
- Publication Year: 2008
- Publisher: BLOOMSBURY - NEW YORK
- Signed: No
- Signed By: NOT SIGNED
- Topic: Maritime History, Natural Disasters, Technology
- Type: CHRONICLE
- Vintage: No