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Rescue from Grampa Woo [electronic resource] / Joan Skelton.

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9781554882779 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 155488277X (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 190 p., [8] p. of plates) : ill. (some col.), col. maps.
Publisher: Toronto : Natural Heritage/Natural History, c1998.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-181) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	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.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.