THE PERFECT STORM; A True Story of Men Against the Sea
by Junger, Sebastian
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0393050327
- ISBN 13
- 9780393050325
- Seller
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Synopsis
The Perfect Storm is a creative nonfiction book written by Sebastian Junger and published by W. W. Norton & Company in 1997. The paperback edition followed in 1999 from HarperCollins' Perennial imprint. The book is about the 1991 Perfect Storm that hit North America in October 1991, and features the crew of the fishing boat Andrea Gail, based out of Gloucester, Massachusetts, who were lost at sea during severe conditions while longline fishing for swordfish 575 miles (925 km) out.
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- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2578
- Title
- THE PERFECT STORM; A True Story of Men Against the Sea
- Author
- Junger, Sebastian
- Illustrator
- Map, chapter headings
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition - Later Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0393050327
- ISBN 13
- 9780393050325
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York and London
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- Illustrated, extra-illustrated, sketch, adventure, danger, storm, ships, drowning, storm, hurricane, Nova Scotia, Maine, fishing
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