Description: Now in paperback--the epic tale of the oldest registered fishing vessel in Alaska, which wrecked in the Gulf of Alaska in 1998 during the worst Arctic storm in years, and the heroic efforts of three teams of Coast Guard aviators to rescue the survivors. 16-page b&w photo insert.
Brief description:
Todd Lewan joined the Associated Press as a correspondent in 1988. In 1996 he became an editor on AP's international desk, and later a national features writer. In 1998 he received several feature-writing prizes for this story.
Review Quotes:
"A harrowing real-life tale of rescue on the high seas." - Peter Nichols, author of EVOLUTION'S CAPTAIN
"The big brawling storm and epic Coast Guard rescue in the Gulf of Alaska is an utterly heart-pounding story." - Todd Balf, author of THE DARKEST JUNGLE
"Exhilarating ... Immediate and terrifying ... edge-of-the-seat [reading]." - Kirkus Reviews (Starred)
"A gripping account [that] reads like a novel." - USA Today
"The stuff of legends....A tale of genuine heroism...that you won't easily put down." - Decatur Daily
"For sheer reading thrills, you won't find anything to match THE LAST RUN, not this fishing season, and probably for many more." - New Orleans Times-Picayune
"[A] gripping sea rescue tale." - Anchorage Daily News
"A powerful story reported and told with extraordinary skill....will keep you turning the pages at a furious rate." - Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
"Todd Lewan raises the standard for non-fiction survival stories. Hair-raising ... hilarious [and] engaging." - Jason Kersten, author of JOURNAL OF THE DEAD
"THE PERFECT STORM transferred to Alaska, but with a much more heroic conclusion." - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
"Blockbuster." - New York Magazine
"Grade 'A'. A spectacular maritime page-turner...obsessively reported, meticulously crafted, morally complex, and action-crammed, The Last Run is one perfect storm of a book." - Entertainment Weekly
"Grade 'A'. A spectacular maritime page-turner ... one perfect storm of a book." - Entertainment Weekly
"Nail-biting ... [gives] readers a sense of why the fishermen were willing to risk so much for .... so little." - Publishers Weekly
"This riveting book has it all ... suspenseful ... dramatic .... and touchingly human and humorous. - James Bradley, author of FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS and FLYBOYS