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Bezig met laden... The Sea Shall Embrace Them: The Tragic Story of the Steamship Arcticdoor David W. Shaw
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"The 1854 collision at sea between the Arctic and the Vesta, a much smaller French steamship, set in motion one of the most harrowing events in maritime history, with enormous and tragic consequences. David W. Shaw, who brings decades of experience as a seaman to his writing, has based this tale on the firsthand testimony of the few who survived the wreck, including its heroic captain, James C. Luce."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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 Google Books — Bezig met laden...GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)910.916344History and Geography Geography and Travel Geography and Travel History, geographic treatment, biography - Discovery. exploration Geography of and travel in areas, regions, places in general Air And Water Atlantic OceanLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde: (3.79)
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The Sea Shall Embrace Them is the story of the Arctic; of the honorable captain who was willing (with his young son) to go down with the ship and the rebellious crewmen who were not; and of the passengers who perished because of the crew's dishonorable behavior.
It is also the story of the 19th-century Yankee trans-Atlantic shipping trade, and the battle with foreign competition (mostly in the form of the Cunard Line of Britain.) Anyone who thinks that government bailouts are a new phenomenon may be surprised to learn that the Arctic was built and operated largely with government bailout funds.
This is definitely a story worth telling, and author David Shaw tells it well. I am somewhat disappointed with the lack of footnotes/endnotes, though the author does provide a bibliography (as well as a glossary of nautical terms). (