The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
by Junger, Sebastian
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 006101351X
- ISBN 13
- 9780061013515
- Seller
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Princeton, Kentucky, United States
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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
- The Cat's Tale Used Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001146
- Title
- The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
- Author
- Junger, Sebastian
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN 10
- 006101351X
- ISBN 13
- 9780061013515
- Publisher
- HarperPaperbacks
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1998
- Keywords
- NEW ENGLAND BIOGRAPHY SEAFARING LIFE BOATING STORMS SHIPWRECK
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nautical & Maritime;
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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- Good+
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- Rubbing
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- Mass Market
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- 12mo
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- Spine
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- Shelf Wear
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.