Sea Stories
28 Thrilling Tales of the Deep
by Tom McCarthy
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Pub Date Oct 01 2021 | Archive Date Oct 08 2021
Rowman & Littlefield | Lyons Press
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Description
Sea stories are, plain and simple, wonderful springboards for vicarious adventure. There is nothing like a sea story to entertain, thrill, move, shock, or inspire a reader, and this collection will do just that.
What is it about the sea that lends itself to so many indelibly classic stories? The sea is a wonderful stage on which to unroll a dramatic narrative or introduce a heroic character. It’s no wonder so many masterpieces are set on the seas of the world.
From sublime moments gunkholing with Erskine Childers in “An Introduction to Informality” to sheer terror with the ill-fated men among sharks in Raymond B. Lech “The Loss of the Indianapolis” to astounding respect for the endurance of Ernest Shackelton and his storm-tossed men in “Escape from the Ice,” there is simply nothing that can compare to what awaits in this collection of twenty-eight thrilling stories. Many, having withstood the test of time and the vagaries of popular culture are classics.
Tom McCarthy is an award-winning editor and writer who lives in Guilford, Connecticut.
Available Editions
| ISBN | 9781493060030 |
| PRICE | $26.95 (USD) |
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Featured Reviews
Rebecca H, Reviewer
Get ready to set sail on the high seas - and get lost along the way!
As I was reading through this book, I really loved it. These Sea Stories were amazing, and I think I actually got sea-sick from my couch a few times as we were pitching through the storms and the different tragedies that beset the different ships that were discussed in this book.
Sea Stories takes you on different adventures, each tragedy besetting ships and crews, and their fight to survive the high seas.
I loved reading through this book! It was absolutely amazing! I highly recommend reading through this book!
**Thank you to Rowman and Littlefield, Lyons Press for an advanced copy of this book. The review and opinions above are entirely those of the reviewer.**
Marnie C, Reviewer
I think this book would make a fabulous gift for an adventure seeker or a history lover. I read this in small doses, one story at a time, often using the internet to learn more. Any book that has me investigating is a great one for me.
Will add this to my Goodreads feed closer to the publication date.
Maggie R, Educator
I can't say it better than this blurb - "The stories in this collection will provide a master class for readers seeking to understand the singular psychic strength that can persist under the direst of conditions. On a simpler level, these tales offer an astounding look at how one can stare down death and survive—with courage and strength and amazing patience." But wait. Tom McCarthy, who edited this volume, is the same Tom McCarthy who wrote two very postmodern novels considered for the Booker prize - Remainder and C. What we have here is a work of love for a very premodern setting and activity. If you sometimes - maybe increasingly- get the feeling we are all treading into the direst of conditions, this is a bracing tonic of a book to help you buck up.
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