Into the Blizzard, Michael J. Tougias
Into the Blizzard, Michael J. Tougias
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Into the Blizzard
Heroism at Sea During the Great Blizzard of 1978

Author: Michael J. Tougias

Narrator: Shawn Compton

Unabridged: 6 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/10/2019

Synopsis

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 tankerboth paralyzed in unrelenting seas. Enter Captain Frank Quirk who was compelled to act. Gathering his crew of four, Quirk plunged his forty-nine-foot steel boat, the Can Do, into the blizzard. Perfect for fans of the I Survived series ready for a longer-form account, this middle-grade adaptation of an adult nonfiction book chronicles the harrowing journey between Captain Quirk and the Coast Guard as they struggled in the holds of a radical storm. It's an epic tale of heroism and bravery at sea.

About Michael J. Tougias

Michael J. Tougias is the author and coauthor of more than a dozen books, including two bestselling true-adventure and survival books, Ten Hours Until Dawn: A True Story of Heroism and Tragedy Aboard the Can Do and Fatal Forecast: An Incredible True Tale of Disaster and Survival at Sea.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Aileen Dodge on December 20, 2020

Memories brought to life. I lived in Marblehead back in the winter of 1978. And while the tail end of this storm was hitting, I was stuck in the Tar and Feather pub and restaurant for the night. There was a group of I think 15 people from staff to customers. We all just stayed in the pub until someon......more

Goodreads review by Nathan on March 04, 2024

Gripping account of a true rescue story.......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on February 01, 2020

This one was a 3.5 for me, and I can't imagine anyone who wouldn't be riveted by it. This edge-of-the-seat true rescue story is filled with details about heroism amid a natural disaster. The suspense sneaks up on readers as they might not realize at first the impact a blizzard has on ships trying to......more

Goodreads review by Laura on December 20, 2019

Like the other books in the True Rescue series, Into the Blizzard details a dangerous situation involving brave individuals fighting for survival on the open sea. In this case, it’s the blizzard of 1978 and a foreign oil tanker has radioed for help. The Coast Guard responds immediately by sending ou......more

Goodreads review by Ann on January 04, 2020

This is part of the True Rescue Series and has been adapted by the author Michael Tougias. He writes numerous books about the U.S. Coast Guard and this is a true story from the Great Blizzard of 1978 set off the coast of Massachusetts. In the midst of the Blizzard of 1978, the tanker Global Hope flou......more

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