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In 1997, with the success of his non-fiction book, The Perfect Storm, Junger was touted as a new Hemingway. [12] [13] His work stimulated renewed interest in adventure non-fiction. The book received a large pre-publication deal for movie rights, was on the New York Times bestseller list for a year in the hardback edition, and for two years in ...
The book follows the lives of the swordfishing crew of Andrea Gail and their family members before and during the 1991 Perfect Storm. Among the men boarding Andrea Gail were Billy Tyne, Alfred Pierre, David "Sully" Sullivan, Michael "Bugsy" Moran, Dale "Murph" Murphy, and Bobby Shatford, each bringing his own intelligence, physical strength ...
An illustrated nonfiction book about the disaster for middle-school-age youth, The Wreck of the Andrea Gail: Three Days of a Perfect Storm by Gillian Houghton, was published in 2003. [9] A model of Andrea Gail built by Paul Gran is on display at the Cape Ann Museum in Gloucester. [10]
Case's use of the term perfect would go on to serve as inspiration for author Sebastian Junger, who wrote a critically acclaimed 1997 novel about the storm, detailing the tragic fate of the An
Famed German writer-director Wolfgang Petersen, best known for his films Das Boot, The Perfect Storm, In the Line of Fire and Air Force One, has died. He was 81.The filmmaker died Friday at his ...
Linda Greenlaw (born December 22, 1960) [1] [2] is a best-selling author of books with maritime themes and the only female swordfishing boat captain on the East Coast of the United States. [3] She was featured in the 1997 book The Perfect Storm and the film The Perfect Storm .
The best-selling novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford has died. She was 91. The British-American author died “peacefully at her home” following a short illness on Sunday, Nov. 24, PEOPLE can confirm.
The Perfect Storm received mixed reviews from critics, with a 46% approval rating on critic site Rotten Tomatoes, based on 137 reviews, and an average rating of 5.6/10, with a consensus of, "While the special effects are well done and quite impressive, this film suffers a lack of any actual drama or characterization. The end result is a film ...