| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 190 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), color maps |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-181) and index. |
| Contents |
Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Author's Note; Chart I -- Events of the Rescue; Chart II -- South West Sibley Peninsula; Legend for Charts; 1 THE BEGINNING; 2 THE EIGHTH SEA; 3 THE WOMEN IN HIS LIFE; 4 HER SOUL ENCODED BY WATER AND BOATS; 5 THE CREWS AND THE SHIPS; 6 GRAMPA WOO; 7 THE LONGEST HOUR; 8 AFTERWARDS; 9 WHAT IS A HERO?; OFFICIAL RECOGNITION; TRIBUTES; AFTERWORD; Epilogue; Notes; Visual Credits; Glossary; Bibliography; Index; About The Author. |
| Summary |
Rescue From Grampa Woo is an exciting tale of fear and heroism on Lake Superior. It tells of the rescue of two American men from a propellerless cruise ship as it drifts out to sea in hurricane-force winds. Three ships, two Canadian, one American, fight to save it. How successful were they? What kind of people would take these risks for others? What is it about Lake Superior that inspires such awe?Rescue From Grampa Woo is a mariner's story, a sea story, a gripping account of adventure, risk and dedication. It culminated in the awarding of three Governor General's Medals of Bravery."I know whe. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Grampa Woo (Ship)
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Glenada (Ship)
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Grampa Woo (Bateau) |
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Glenada (Bateau) |
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Rescues -- Superior, Lake.
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Rescues. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Skelton, Joan. Rescue from Grampa Woo. Toronto : Natural Heritage/Natural History, ©1998 1896219454 9781896219455 (OCoLC)39714295 |
| ISBN |
9781554882779 (electronic book) |
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155488277X (electronic book) |
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9781459717701 (electronic book) |
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1459717708 (electronic book) |
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9781896219455 |
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1896219454 |
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