True rescue (Young Readers Editions) (Michael J. Tougias) |...

"On the night of February 18, 1952, during one of the worst winter storms that New England has ever seen, two oil tankers just off the shore of Cape Cod were torn in half by the force of the storm. This middle-grade adaptation of an adult nonfiction book tells the story of a harrowing Coast Guard rescue when four men in a tiny lifeboat overcame insurmountable odds and saved more than 30 stranded sailors. This is a fast-paced, uplifting story that...

2) A storm too soon: a remarkable true survival story in 80-foot seas

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Tougias, Michael J., 1955-

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1 of 1	Bemis Children's	J FICTION TOUGIAS
1 of 1	GRC Fraser Valley Library Juvenile	J 910.91 TOU
1 of 1	MCPLD Central Juvenile Non-Fiction	j 910.9163 T722s
1 of 1	MCPLD Clifton Juvenile Non-Fiction	j 910.9163 T722s
1 of 1	MCPLD DeBeque Juvenile Non-Fiction	j 910.9163 T722s
1 of 1	SRL Juvenile Nonfiction	j 910.9163 TOU

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2016

Christy Ottaviano Books/Henry Holt and Company

xiii, 220 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

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2021

Henry Holt and Company

104 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.

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"An illustrated chapter book adaptation of A Storm Too Soon-with simultaneous original hardcover and paperback editions"-- "On May 2, 2007, three expert sailors embark on an epic voyage from Florida to France. But the trip of a lifetime soon turns into a nightmare when their sailboat disappears along the Gulf Stream in the throes of a relentless storm. From this point onward, their fate lies in the hands of four courageous coast guardsmen who must...

3) Into the blizzard: heroism at sea during the great blizzard of 1978

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Tougias, Michael J., 1955-

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1 of 1	DC Paonia Juvenile Non-Fiction	974.4 TOUGIAS
1 of 1	GRC Granby Juvenile	J 974.45 TOU
1 of 1	GRC Kremmling Young Adult	YA 974.45 TOU
1 of 1	MCPLD Central Juvenile Non-Fiction	j 974.4 T722i

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2019

First edition

Henry Holt and Company

xvii, 251 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

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2019	Hoopla	Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)	1 online resource (288 pages)	Available Online Online Hoopla Collection	More Info Check Out Hoopla

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"In the midst of the Blizzard of 1978, the tanker Global Hope floundered on the shoals in Salem Sound off the Massachusetts coast. When the Coast Guard heard the Mayday calls, they immediately dispatched a patrol rescue boat. But within an hour, the Coast Guard rescue boat was in as much trouble as the tanker--both paralyzed in unrelenting seas. Enter Captain Frank Quirk who was compelled to act. Gathering his crew of four, Quirk plunged his forty-nine-...

4) Attacked at sea: a true World War II story of a family's fight for survival

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Tougias, Mike

5) In harm's way: the sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the story of its survivors

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Tougias, Mike

6) Rescue of the Bounty: disaster and survival in superstorm Sandy

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Tougias, Michael J., 1955-

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1 of 1	MCPLD Clifton Children's	j 910.9163 T722r
1 of 1	MRLD Montrose Juvenile Nonfiction 900	910.9163 Tou
1 of 1	SRL Adult Nonfiction Staff Retrieval	910.9163 TOU(StaffRetrieval)
1 of 1	SSCL Bud Adult Nonfiction	910.9163 TOU

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2014

First Scribner hardcover edition

Scribner

x, 232 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

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2022

First edition

Henry Holt and Company

190 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.

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"An all-new harrowing maritime tale of the sinking and rescue efforts surrounding the HMS Bounty--the actual replica used in the 1962 remake of the 1935 classic Mutiny on the Bounty--which sank during Hurricane Sandy with sixteen aboard. On Tuesday, October 24, 2012, Captain Robin Walbridge made the fateful decision to sail the HMS Bounty from New London, Connecticut, to St. Petersburg, Florida. Walbridge was well aware that a hurricane was forecast...