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false <![CDATA[Lifeboat]]> 2163646 2 " Lifeboat is a fascinating and meticulously researched work to be enjoyed by seafarers and history buffs alike." -- Linda Greenlaw, author of The Lobster Chronicles and T he Hungry Ocean "Stilgoe has written a book that examines situations of such fear, despair, physical danger, and mental torment as most healthy minds cannot imagine. In so doing he shows us our reflection in a cruel sea; the image seldom flatters." -- International Journal of Maritime History " Lifeboat is a majestic, prodigious, mighty book." -- John Casey, National Book Award--winning author of Spartina "The author takes his readers (whether couch-anchored or ready to strain at the oar) on a magnificent voyage of discovery.... Stilgoe presents a virtual encyclopedia of incidents and actors skillfully integrated into the hows, whys, and responsibilities of disaster, rescue, or loss. Stirring tales crowd the pages; writers from Conrad, R. L. Stevenson, Nordhoff and Hall, Tomlinson, and Villiers through to the moderns are appositely quoted, while Stilgoe's deft introduction of forgotten classics -- some feeding the morbid reader's taste for cannibalism (passengers are eaten first) -- is of lasting value. Previously neglected historical and geographical information abounds; arcana such as U-boat etiquette for ship-sinking and survivor-treatment are also presented." -- ForeWord "John Stilgoe has taken one of his passions and transformed it into a solid piece of scholarship that is bound to enlighten and engage readers.... Through his copious references and brief tellings of many stories, [he] has not only whetted our appetites but has also given us the information we need to satisfy those appetites." -- J. Revell Carr, WoodenBoat Review Woven through Lifeboat are good old-fashioned yarns, thrilling tales of adventure that will quicken the pulse of readers who have enjoyed the novels of Patrick O'Brian, Crabwalk by GŸnter Grass, or works of nonfiction such as The Perfect Storm and In the Heart of the Sea. But Stilgoe, whose other works have plumbed suburban culture, locomotives, and the shore, is ultimately after bigger fish. Through the humble, much-ignored lifeboat, its design and navigation and the stories of its ultimate purpose, he has found a peculiar lens on roughly the past two centuries of human history, particularly the war-tossed, technology-driven history of man and the sea.John R. Stilgoe, Robert and Lois Orchard Professor in the History of Landscape at Harvard University, is the author of numerous books, including Outside Lies Magic, Alongshore, and Landscapes and Images (Virginia). He lives on the coast of Massachusetts, where he sails a ship's lifeboat from Newfoundland, built in 1935. 650523 2003 Lifeboat total:6|5:1|4:5| 6 25 11 0 4 0 false false Mon Sep 07 10:21:42 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 22:09:09 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 10:21:42 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jun 28 02:28:34 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 02:28:34 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Mar 26 14:19:41 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 14:19:41 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Nov 19 05:07:07 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 01 08:38:17 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jun 01 12:10:27 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 01 12:10:27 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Wed May 28 07:28:09 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 05 10:47:19 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sun May 11 16:20:30 -0700 2008 Sun May 11 16:20:39 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sun May 04 22:34:49 -0700 2008 Sun May 04 22:34:49 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Fri Apr 25 21:56:47 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 25 21:56:51 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Wed Apr 23 12:03:05 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 23 12:03:05 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Thu Jul 19 22:03:38 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 19 22:03:38 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2163646