The Finest Hours Young Readers Editi..., Casey Sherman
The Finest Hours Young Readers Editi..., Casey Sherman
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The Finest Hours (Young Readers Edition)
The True Story of a Heroic Sea Rescue

Author: Casey Sherman, Michael J. Tougias

Narrator: Alex Boyles

Unabridged: 3 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/21/2022


Synopsis

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 the shipwreck and a harrowing Coast Guard rescue in which four men in a tiny lifeboat overcame insurmountable odds and saved more than thirty stranded sailors.This is a fast-paced, uplifting story that puts young listeners in the middle of the action. It’s a gripping story of heroism and survival with the same intensity as The Perfect Storm.

About Casey Sherman

Casey Sherman is an award-winning journalist and bestselling author of ten books, including Boston Strong, Animal, A Rose for Mary, Bad Blood, Black Irish, Black Dragon, and Above and Beyond, cowritten with Michael Tougias. He received the Edward R. Murrow Award for Journalistic Excellence and has been nominated for an Emmy Award. A featured guest on major television networks and news programs, Sherman has lectured at the National Press Club and the US Coast Guard Command Center in Washington, DC. He lives in Marshfield, Massachusetts.

About Michael J. Tougias

Michael J. Tougias is the author of many true rescue stories, including A Storm Too Soon: A Remarkable True Story in 80-Foot Seas; Overboard!: A True Blue-water Odyssey of Disaster and Survival; Fatal Forecast: An Incredible True Tale of Disaster at Sea; and Ten Hours Until Dawn: The True Story of Heroism and Tragedy Aboard the Can Do, which ALA named an Editor’s Choice and Booklist praised as “the best story of peril at sea since The Perfect Storm.” A frequent lecturer at schools, colleges and libraries, Tougias lives in Plymouth, Massachusetts. MichaelTougias.com.

About Alex Boyles

Read by Alex Boyles, Chelsea Stephens, Heath Miller, Helen Lloyd, James Anderson Foster, and Kevin Kenerly


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jason FitzGerald on July 28, 2014

This feels like the type of typical "local lore" story that fills small book shops across the Vacationland of Cape Cod. The authors all mean well - - because they have extraordinary history to tell. This is no exception. The tale of near-simultaneous tanker accidents in the middle of a deadly Februa......more

Goodreads review by Scott on November 13, 2017

2.5*'s. If it wasn't for the fact I'm from the region where the story took place and know every single lighthouse, harbor, city, town, road and nearly every building mentioned in detail I'm not sure I would have liked this book at all. It's basically an audio documentary but I've read a lot in this......more

Goodreads review by Amber ☾♥ on April 30, 2018

First off, what an incredibly heart wrenching story. I vaguely remember learning something about this at some point in my life but being completely immersed in every vivid detail of each event made it way more real. Reading something like this, feeling the terror and death surrounding the characters......more

Goodreads review by Corey on January 23, 2018

I thought as an overall this book was pretty good but I definitely think that part 1 was better than part 2. In part 1 it had more action and was better. This is one of the few times that I thought the movie was better tan the book because I saw the movie and I got more out of it like how it would f......more

Goodreads review by Tricia on September 25, 2017

This book is a well-written, easy to read (and listen to) non fiction. The narrator for the audiobook does a really good job, and even though it is non-fiction, it is just as gripping and heart-pounding as a fiction book. I highly recommend this book to anyone with a passing interest in history, esp......more


Quotes

“Gripping…Tougias and Sherman ably narrate the desperate struggles of crew members on both the wrecks and the rescue boats…will make readers appreciate the bravery of the men who put their lives on the line…action-packed.” Publishers Weekly