Deadly Voyage

Author : Hugh Brewster
Publisher : Scholastic Canada
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781443119276

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I Am Canada: Deadly Voyage by Hugh Brewster Pdf

Historical fact and fiction blend in this riveting novel set aboard the Titanic. Fourteen-year-old Jamie Laidlaw is returning to Canada from England aboard the Titanic. In his four days on board, he busies himself with new friends, finding ways to explore the ship's forbidden areas, and generally landing himself in trouble. When disaster strikes and the horrifying scramble for survival ensues, Jamie is on the front lines — struggling to help free the lifeboats and get people on board them. When a huge wave washes over the ship's sloping deck, it's time for Jamie to take action — and take his fate into his own hands. With hundreds of others, he dives into the sea, hoping he will find a way to survive. Since its launch in Fall 2010, the I Am Canada series has been praised for its accurate and energetic exploration of fascinating moments in Canadian history, through the eyes of young men who lived through them. In Deadly Voyage, award-winning author and noted Titanic historian Hugh Brewster draws from his vast knowledge of that fateful journey to create an enthralling tale of historical fiction — the ultimate adventure, whose terrifying end we know all too well.

Author : Andrew Kantar
Publisher : MSU Press
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2009-07-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781628953442

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Deadly Voyage by Andrew Kantar Pdf

This is the harrowing story of one of the worst shipwrecks in Great Lakes history. In the early morning hours of November 29, 1966, the S.S. Daniel J. Morrell was caught in a deadly storm on Lake Huron. Waves higher than the ship crested over it, and winds exceeding sixty miles per hour whipped at its hull, splitting the 603-foot freighter into two giant pieces. Amazingly, after the bow went down, the stern blindly powered itself through the stormy seas for another five miles! Twenty-eight men drowned in the icy waters of Lake Huron, but one sailor—26-year-old Dennis Hale—miraculously survived the treacherous storm. Wearing only boxer shorts, a lifejacket, and a pea coat, Hale clung to a life raft in near-freezing temperatures for 38 hours until he was rescued late in the afternoon of the following day. Three of his fellow crewmates died in his raft. In Deadly Voyage, Andrew Kantar recounts this tale of tragedy and triumph on Lake Huron. Informed by meticulous research and the eyewitness details provided by Hale, and illustrated with photographs from the Coast Guard search and rescue operation, Kantar depicts one of the most tragic shipwrecks in Great Lakes history.

Author : Kathy Reichs
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2022-05-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781982195052

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Fatal Voyage by Kathy Reichs Pdf

When a commercial airliner crashes in the North Carolina mountains, forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan joins the investigative agency DMORT. As bomb theories abound, Tempe finds disturbing evidence that raises dangerous questions--and gets her thrown off the case. Relentless for the truth, Tempe uncovers a conspiracy that threatens her career--and jeopardizes her life. (July)

Author : Hugh Brewster
Publisher : Crown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9780307984715

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Gilded Lives, Fatal Voyage by Hugh Brewster Pdf

Gilded Lives, Fatal Voyage takes us behind the paneled doors of the Titanic’s elegant private suites to present compelling, memorable portraits of her most notable passengers. The Titanic has often been called "An exquisite microcosm of the Edwardian era,” but until now, her story has not been presented as such. In Gilded Lives, Fatal Voyage, historian Hugh Brewster seamlessly interweaves personal narratives of the lost liner’s most fascinating people with a haunting account of the fateful maiden crossing. Employing scrupulous research and featuring 100 rarely seen photographs, he accurately depicts the ship’s brief life and tragic denouement and presents compelling, memorable portraits of her most notable passengers: millionaires John Jacob Astor and Benjamin Guggenheim; President Taft's closest aide, Major Archibald Butt; writer Helen Churchill Candee; the artist Frank Millet; movie actress Dorothy Gibson; the celebrated couturiere Lady Duff Gordon; aristocrat Noelle, the Countess of Rothes; and a host of other travelers. Through them, we gain insight into the arts, politics, culture, and sexual mores of a world both distant and near to our own. And with them, we gather on the Titanic’s sloping deck on that cold, starlit night and observe their all-too-human reactions as the disaster unfolds. More than ever, we ask ourselves, “What would we have done?”

Author : Jamie Suzanne,Francine Pascal
Publisher : Sweet Valley
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Children's stories
ISBN : 0553481932

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Deadly Voyage by Jamie Suzanne,Francine Pascal Pdf

Elizabeth, Jessica, and their classmates are going on the best field trip ever--they're taking a ferry to a Pacific island to observe island life. But then the twins discover their teachers have been left behind and the ferry captain is bound and gagged.

Author : David MacPhail
Publisher : Floris Books
Page : 103 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03-18
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781782507307

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Velda the Awesomest Viking and the Voyage of Deadly Doom by David MacPhail Pdf

Oi, you snivelling pig-dogs! Are you ready for a Viking adventure? Velda is a small girl with a big axe. The only problem is, everyone thinks she can't be a proper Viking because she's "just a little girl". PURLEASE! She sets sail with Freya, captain of the dragonship Valkyrie, and her notoriously ferocious crew for a life of awesome adventure (and very loud belching). But when the Valkyrie and her crew are captured by the Queen of the Saxons, Velda is the only one who can free her friends. The small and mighty Viking must travel to the mysterious Islands of Deadly Doom, but there's just one problem, er, well more than one, actually -- she doesn't have a ship, a crew, or a clue how to get there... Join Velda on her quest as she makes some unlikely new friends and takes on terrifying tasks, all while proving she's the awesomest Viking around.

Author : Francine Pascal,Jamie Suzanne
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0785774823

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Deadly Voyage by Francine Pascal,Jamie Suzanne Pdf

Author : Jan Burchett,Sara Vogler
Publisher : Orion Children's Books
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2017-01-12
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781444010756

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Spy Master: Deadly Storm and Fatal Voyage by Jan Burchett,Sara Vogler Pdf

The third and fourth instalments of this exciting spy series set in Tudor England, amid the intrigue and danger of Henry VIII's royal court, from the authors of books in the bestselling BEAST QUEST series. In DEADLY STORM the royal court of King Henry VIII is on the move - and in danger! A terrible storm forces the court to shelter in a nearby castle. The King is in disguise, and he's not the only person with a secret. Death stalks the castle - but is it the dreaded plague or something even more sinister? When a servant is found dead, it's clear that something terrible is going on. Can young spy, Jack Briars, and his friend, Cat Thimblebee, solve the mystery before the King himself becomes a target? While in FATAL VOYAGE, Jack and Cat are once again called upon to save the King's life, this time aboard his majestic new ship, Fair Anne. But will this adventure leave the pair all at sea? A thrilling adventure series featuring young spy Jack Briars and his friend, Cat Thimblebee. This is WOLF HALL for children.

Author : Veronica Fynn Bruey,Steven W. Bender
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2019-12-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781498584685

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Deadly Voyages by Veronica Fynn Bruey,Steven W. Bender Pdf

Deadly Voyages: Migrant Journeys across the Globe explores the burdens and impact of perilous migration, while considering which laws, policies, practices, and venues might establish empathy and protection for migrants. This interdisciplinary volume envisions and calls for a transformation in migration policy, motivated by the common goal of drastically reducing the peril migrants face when compelled to make their treacherous journeys. All contributors to this volume agree on the inadequacy of current approaches and the dire need for change in global migration law and policy. Therefore, the book seeks to inform, educate, persuade, and facilitate newer or less-heard perspectives, toward wider participation and influence within the forced migration policy debate. Guided by the famous advice of Karl Marx that the point should be changing the world rather than merely analyzing or interpreting it, the contributors suggest practical measures to fix the current gap in responses to migrant peril, along with strategies for diagnosing, countering, and promoting human dignity and social justice, with the aim of preventing future deaths and injuries in migrant journeys across the globe.

Author : Janet McNaughton
Publisher : Scholastic Canada
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781443139014

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Dear Canada: Flame and Ashes by Janet McNaughton Pdf

A touching "riches to rags" story set during the second-worst disaster in the history of Atlantic Canada. Eleven-year-old Triffie is the middle daughter of a well-to-do merchant. Triffie knows nothing about what it means to be poor — until the disastrous fire of 1892 burns down most of St. John's, Newfoundland, leaving Triffie's family and 15,000 others homeless. The fire claimed everything but their underwear, Mother's best china . . . and Triffie's journal. With no other options, Triffie's family moves into a filthy warehouse while they attempt to rebuild their lives from the ground up. The aftermath of the fire teaches Triffie a lot about what it means to survive. More importantly, she comes face to face with her own prejudices, and begins to develop a much greater appreciation for how the less fortunate live.

Author : Doug Wilson
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-12
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781499099980

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Deadly Voyage by Doug Wilson Pdf

Twelve-year-old Sam is hiding with a friend in an inflatable life raft on a luxury yacht on a holiday in the Indonesian archipelago. Pirates attacked the boat and killed everyone, including Sams family, and sank the yacht. Sam is the only survivor and struggles over three days to reach land. Its an isolated island, and he first escapes crocodiles and pythons. He finds a very isolated native community, who decides he is the next best feast. He escapes that outcome, befriends one of the local girls, and helps the village build defenses against invasion. Then some priests from an ancient culture on the island attend to select their annual sacrifice. Sams girlfriend is selected and is whisked away. Sam races to save her, and both will be sacrificed. One option to escape is to win an annual race around the island and find a long-lost treasure at the end. Sam and his friend win the race. Sam has to dive to find the final treasure, which has been lost for hundreds of years. It turns out to be Aladdins lamp. And before the evil priests could snatch it, the girl brushes the lamp, and the genie arrives to help. His name is Abufazel, and he sets out with Sam to prove that the pirates who killed his parents were in agreement with his fathers business partner, who wanted life insurance money. His parents killer fights back, but no one knows the genie is helping.

Author : Buddy Levy
Publisher : Diversion Books
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2022-04-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781635769203

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River of Darkness by Buddy Levy Pdf

The acclaimed author of Conquistador and Labyrinth of Ice charts one of history’s greatest expeditions, a legendary 16th-century adventurer’s death-defying navigation of the Amazon River. In 1541, Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Pizarro and his lieutenant Francisco Orellana searched for La Canela, South America’s rumored Land of Cinnamon, and the fabled El Dorado, “the golden man.” Quickly, the enormous expedition of mercenaries, enslaved natives, horses, and hunting dogs were decimated through disease, starvation, and attacks in the jungle. Hopelessly lost in the swampy labyrinth, Pizarro and Orellana made the fateful decision to separate. While Pizarro eventually returned home in rags, Orellana and fifty-seven men continued into the unknown reaches of the mighty Amazon jungle and river. Theirs would be the greater glory. Interweaving historical accounts with newly uncovered details, Levy reconstructs Orellana’s journey as the first European to navigate the world’s largest river. Every twist and turn of the powerful Amazon holds new wonders and the risk of death. Levy gives a long-overdue account of the Amazon’s people—some offering sustenance and guidance, others hostile, subjecting the invaders to gauntlets of unremitting attacks and signs of terrifying rituals. Violent and beautiful, noble and tragic, River of Darkness is riveting history and breathtaking adventure that will sweep readers on a voyage unlike any other.

Author : Peter C. Mancall
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2009-06-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786747870

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Fatal Journey by Peter C. Mancall Pdf

The English explorer Henry Hudson devoted his life to the search for a water route through America, becoming the first European to navigate the Hudson River in the process. In Fatal Journey, acclaimed historian and biographer Peter C. Mancall narrates Hudson's final expedition. In the winter of 1610, after navigating dangerous fields of icebergs near the northern tip of Labrador, Hudson's small ship became trapped in winter ice. Provisions grew scarce and tensions mounted amongst the crew. Within months, the men mutinied, forcing Hudson, his teenage son, and seven other men into a skiff, which they left floating in the Hudson Bay. A story of exploration, desperation, and icebound tragedy, Fatal Journey vividly chronicles the undoing of the great explorer, not by an angry ocean, but at the hands of his own men.

Author : Hugh Brewster
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Ocean liners
ISBN : OCLC:939605420

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Deadly Voyage by Hugh Brewster Pdf

Fourteen-year-old Jamie Laidlaw is returning to Canada from England aboard the Titanic. During his four days on board, he busies himself with new friends, finding ways to explore the ship's forbidden areas, and generally landing himself in trouble. When disaster strikes, he is on the front lines, struggling to help free the lifeboats and get people on board them. When a huge wave washes over the ship's sloping deck, it's time for Jamie to take action and take his fate into his own hands.

Author : Dennis Hale
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Survival
ISBN : 0692009302

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Shipwrecked by Dennis Hale Pdf