The Serpent's Coil: An Incredible Story of Hurricane-Battered Ships and the Heroic Men Who Fought to Save Them
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The Serpent's Coil: An Incredible Story of Hurricane-Battered Ships and the Heroic Men Who Fought to Save Them

Farley Mowat
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The 1948 rescue of the Liberty ship Leicester is chronicled in vivid detail--a story that takes readers through two hurricanes before the crew is finally rescued. Reprint.
Genres: HistoryNonfictionAdventureCanadaCanadian LiteratureMaritimeNatural History
189 Pages

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