At the Mercy of the Sea: The True Story of Three Sailors in a Caribbean Hurricane

ISBN: 0071498877

Author: Kretschmer, John

Condition: New

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 Kretschmers 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 mans 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 MadmenJohn 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 magazineWith expert analysis and taut writing, he draws readers into that mad storm. You cant turn away. You keep reading until it breaks your heart.-Fred Grimm, columnist for the Miami HeraldOnce begun, his vivid and powerful narrative is impossible to put down.-Derek Lundy, author of Godforsaken Sea and The Way of a ShipI 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 FantomeA remarkable book, impossible to put down.-Herb McCormick, sailing journalist

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