Dead Men Tapping: The End Of The Heather Lynne II - Couverture souple

Yeomans, Kate

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0071445463 ISBN 13 : 9780071445467

Editeur : TAB Books Inc, 2004

Synopsis

On September 5, 1996, the fishing boat Heather Lynne II was run down by a tugboat and barge and overturned Three fishermen were trapped inside with their air supply diminishing. The Coast Guard was called. "Dead Men Tapping" opens four years later in a federal courtroom, where the victims' families are suing the U.S. Coast Guard for a rescue gone wrong. As the story unfolds, you come to know the trapped fishermen, their community, their would-be rescuers, and the crew of the tug and bargeand their stories propel "Dead Men Tapping" to its heartbreaking conclusion.

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À propos de l'auteur

Kate Yeomans grew up on the northeast coast of Massachusetts where she lives on the banks of the Merrimack River. She has a degree in journalism from the University of New Hampshire (1995) and an MFA in creative nonfiction from Goucher College (1999). She also holds a Coast Guard 100-ton captain’s license (1993). Her photos and award-winning writing have appeared in Boston Magazine, Offshore, National Fisherman, the literary journal Creative Nonfiction, and other magazines. She was an editor at Offshore for four years and the senior editor of National Fisherman. A member of the Newburyport fishing community by birth and marriage, she has worked the decks of fishing vessels and has pursued this story for more than four years. This is her first book. HOMETOWN: Newburyport, MA

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: TAB Books Inc
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0071445463
• ISBN 13: 9780071445467
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 416
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible