The Last Run : A True Story of Rescue and Redemption on the Alaska Seas
(2010)

Nonfiction

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PUBLISHED
[United States] : HarperCollins, 2010
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1 online resource

ISBN/ISSN
9780062032553 MWT16575609, 0062032550 16575609
LANGUAGE
English
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"Grade 'A'. A spectacular maritime page-turner … one perfect storm of a book." - Entertainment Weekly "A gripping account [that] reads like a novel." - USA Today "THE PERFECT STORM transferred to Alaska, but with a much more heroic conclusion." - Seattle Post-Intelligencer "Blockbuster." - New York Magazine "[A] gripping sea rescue tale." - Anchorage Daily News "A powerful story reported and told with extraordinary skill....will keep you turning the pages at a furious rate." - Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "The stuff of legends....A tale of genuine heroism...that you won't easily put down." - Decatur Daily "Exhilarating ... Immediate and terrifying ... edge-of-the-seat [reading]." - Kirkus Reviews (Starred) "Nail-biting ... [gives] readers a sense of why the fishermen were willing to risk so much for .... so little." - Publishers Weekly "This riveting book has it all ... suspenseful ... dramatic .... and touchingly human and humorous. - James Bradley, author of FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS and FLYBOYS "The big brawling storm and epic Coast Guard rescue in the Gulf of Alaska is an utterly heart-pounding story." - Todd Balf, author of THE DARKEST JUNGLE "A harrowing real-life tale of rescue on the high seas." - Peter Nichols, author of EVOLUTION'S CAPTAIN "Todd Lewan raises the standard for non-fiction survival stories. Hair-raising ... hilarious [and] engaging." - Jason Kersten, author of JOURNAL OF THE DEAD

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