{"product_id":"the-lost-fleet-a-yankee-whalers-struggle-against-the-confederate-navy-and-arctic-disaster-9780312380953","title":"The Lost Fleet: A Yankee Whaler's Struggle Against the Confederate Navy and Arctic Disaster","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArctic disasters, rogue whales, ambush by Confederate ships--the true saga of one captain's struggle to survive the demise of the Yankee whaling fleet\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's the mid-ninteenth century and the American whaling fleet is struck by one hammer blow after the other. Yankee whalers are contending with icebergs, storms, rogue whales, sharks, hostile natives, and disease. Many whalers give up the life--but some carry on the vocation. One such man is a captain from Connecticut, Thomas William Williams. Not only does he go out on voyage after voyage, he even takes on board with him his tiny wife, Eliza, and his infant son and daughter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lost Fleet\u003c\/i\u003e's thrilling narrative recounts Williams' remarkable career, including a daring escape from the Confederate cruiser \u003ci\u003eAlabama\u003c\/i\u003e and a daring rescue and salvage of lost ships off Alaska's coast. Songini has crafted a historical masterpiece in recording a family saga, a true narrative of adventure and death on the high seas, and a detailed and well-researched look at the demise of Yankee whaling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marc Songini\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/22\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.40w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312380953\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMARC SONGINI is a Boston-area journalist whose work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eBoston Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eBoston Herald\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43125469544563,"sku":"9.78031E+12","price":27.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_09eff98f-25f1-4fa9-b1d5-f6f71231ba78.jpg?v=1749647782","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-lost-fleet-a-yankee-whalers-struggle-against-the-confederate-navy-and-arctic-disaster-9780312380953","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}