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Jun 29, 2009 · In a book that has become a classic, Sebastian Junger explores the history of the fishing industry, the science of storms, and the candid accounts of the people whose lives the storm touched.
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The book is about the 1991 Perfect Storm that hit North America between October 28 and November 4, 1991, and features the crew of the fishing boat Andrea Gail, from Gloucester, Massachusetts, who were lost at sea during severe conditions while longline fishing for swordfish 575 miles (925 km) out.
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May 1, 1997 · A nonfiction book by Sebastian Junger about the 1991 nor'easter that sank the fishing boat Andrea Gail and killed six crew members. Read ratings, reviews, and excerpts from the book, or watch the film adaptation.
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May 17, 1997 · In October 1991, three weather systems collided off the coast of Nova Scotia to create a storm of singular fury, boasting waves over one hundred feet high. Among its victims was the Gloucester, Massachusetts-based swordfishing boat the Andrea Gail, which vanished with all six crew members aboard.
The ‘perfect storm’ is a once-in-a-hundred-years combination: a high pressure system from the Great Lakes, running into storm winds over an Atlantic island – Sable Island – and colliding with a weather system from the Caribbean: Hurricane Grace.
Jun 1, 2000 · It is a fascinating and extremely well-written and researched account of the 1991 collision of Hurricane Grace with a nor'easter, creating a massive "perfect storm" off the coast of the north east United States during the height of fishing season.
- Sebastian Junger
Jun 29, 2009 · The Perfect Storm is a real-life thriller that makes us feel like we've been caught, helpless, in the grip of a force of nature beyond our understanding or control. Winner of the American Library Association's 1998 Alex Award.