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“A powerful story reported and told with extraordinary skill….will keep you turning the pages at a furious rate.”–Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel”Blockbuster.”–New York Magazine”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”Todd Lewan raises the standard for non-fiction survival stories. Hair-raising … hilarious [and] engaging.”–Jason Kersten, author of JOURNAL OF THE DEAD”Exhilarating … Immediate and terrifying … edge-of-the-seat [reading].”–Kirkus Reviews (Starred)”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 stuff of legends….A tale of genuine heroism…that you won’t easily put down.”–Decatur Daily”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 Todd Lewan joined the Associated Press as a correspondent in 1988. In 1996 he became an editor on AP’s international desk, and later a national features writer. In 1998 he received several feature-writing prizes for this story.
