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lesley's review against another edition
3.0
This is a harrowing true account of a shipwreck where only one man survived. I got lost in some of the details of the other ships and other wrecks and always wanted to get back to the John Rutledge. This is over 50 years before the Titanic and has nothing to do with the movie released last year.
melissadeemcdaniel's review against another edition
3.0
Brian Murphy writes a well-researched tale of shipwreck in “Ice Alley” in the North Atlantic between Greenland and Canada.
He details the seafaring culture of the Northeastern seaboard, the economics of packet ships, and the grim plight of steerage passengers on the packet ships. I have a personal interest in this subject, so even though the first part of the book was slow, I still found it interesting. The pace and the excitement level pick up substantially when the ship hits the iceberg.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
He details the seafaring culture of the Northeastern seaboard, the economics of packet ships, and the grim plight of steerage passengers on the packet ships. I have a personal interest in this subject, so even though the first part of the book was slow, I still found it interesting. The pace and the excitement level pick up substantially when the ship hits the iceberg.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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