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The Ship and the Storm: Hurricane Mitch and the Loss of the Fantome

The Ship and the Storm: Hurricane Mitch and the Loss of the Fantome

by JimCarrier (Author)

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    Hardcover 2000

    $11.38

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    Paperback 2002

    $5.78
Synopsis

Utterly compulsive and unputdownable - the most exciting, authentic, and humanly moving of all the recent Storm books. Brilliantly paced and perfectly balanced...Carrier is a marvelously trustworthy narrator...A terrific book. - Jonathan Raban, author of Passage to Juneau: A Sea and Its Meanings and Bad Land: An American Romance . A wonderful story. An extremely well-written account of the events as I knew them. I commend Jim Carrier for a magnificent job. - Jerry D. Jarrell, Director, National Hurricane Center. In October 1998, the majestic schooner Fantome came face-to-face with one of the most savage storms in Atlantic history. The last days of the Fantome are reconstructed in vivid and heartbreaking detail through Jim Carrier's extensive research and hundreds of personal interviews. What emerges is a story of courage, hubris, the agony of command, the weight of lives versus wealth, and the advances of science versus the terrible power and unpredictability of nature.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 288
 Publisher: International Marine
Published: 01 Oct 2000
ISBN 10: 007135526X
ISBN 13: 9780071355261

Media Reviews
A wonderful reporting and writing job. The Log 20010112 It's a wonderful story, a triumph, really of human determination to do what seems undoable and to never yield in the face of my adversity. The Log 20010112 Carrier excels at vivid weather descriptions. Philadelphia Inquirer 20010107 gripping and compelling. Carrier excels at vivid weather descriptions. Philadelphia Inquirer 20010107 The heart-wrenching testimony of the crew's families, horror stories of survivors on land, and scientific background from the meteorologists provide a thoroughly detailed context in which to view one of the worst hurricanes in recorded history. Booklist 20001115 This well-written, absorbing, saga easily stands on its own. Library Journal 20001115 the writing is as good and the tale of the doomed ship is better documented by witness accounts than the loss of the boat and the crew in The Perfect Storm...Carrier sends the reader into the eye of the hurricane and it's a terrifying ride. Warning: Once you get on board, there's no turning back. The Denver Post 20001113 Whatever business you're in, The Ship has some lessons: Pay attention to those giving you bad news because they might be right. Sometimes, the worst case scenario isn't farfetched or the person in your organization vocalizing it less than a team player. Business Journal 20001024 Jim Carrier has written a book tracking the life and death of the Fantome and the storm that killed her, captain Guyan March and his courageous crew. What killed these guys was a combination of errors, Carrier said last week from his office in Montgomery, Ala. Errors in forecasting by the Hurricane Center in Miami and by the captain and his bosses in Miami. Fort Worth Star-Telegram 20001024 Carrier does a first-rate job of giving individuated life to the star-crossed crew of the Fantome, rendering this dark drama of duty and courage amidst nature's fury gripping but never exploitative. Kirkus Reviews 20001015
Author Bio
Jim Carrier is an award-winning journalist and author of seven books. He has written for National Geographic, SAIL, and the New York Times. After 20 years as a radio newscaster, Associated Press correspondent and newspaper editor, and 13 years as the Denver Post's Rocky Mountain Ranger, he bought a 35-foot sailboat and moved aboard. A survivor of six hurricanes, including Luis, Marilyn, Georges, and Mitch, he has docked his yawl temporarily in Montgomery, Alabama.