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Product Identifiers
PublisherGood Night Books
ISBN-100991340159
ISBN-139780991340156
eBay Product ID (ePID)211290052
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Book TitleInto a Raging Sea : My Life and the Pendleton Rescue
Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2016
TopicMilitary / World War II, Adventurers & Explorers, United States / State & Local / New England (Ct, mA, Me, NH, Ri, VT), Maritime History & Piracy
GenreBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorBernie Webber
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight10.8 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6.1 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsInto A Raging Sea , has been selected as the first book in the US Coast Guard's 2016 Commandant's Reading List , written by Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft. The Admiral gushes: "When I introduced my leadership philosophy a year ago, the first principle I shared was know your purpose. Into a Raging Sea is a personal memoir by a Coast Guardsmen who truly knew his purpose and then some. This Coast Guardsman is Bernard Webber, coxswain of motor lifeboat CG-36500, from Station Chatham, Massachusetts. His and his station's story will be featured on the big screen when The Finest Hours premieres later this month. Until then, you can hear directly from Webber himself in raw, candid text about his role in the Pendleton rescue and what life was like at Station Chatham in the 1950s.", Into A Raging Sea , just released by Legato publisher On Cape Publications (an imprint of Good Night Books) has been selected as the first book in the US Coast Guard's 2016 Commandant's Reading List , written by Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft. The Admiral gushes: "When I introduced my leadership philosophy a year ago, the first principle I shared was know your purpose. Into a Raging Sea is a personal memoir by a Coast Guardsmen who truly knew his purpose and then some. This Coast Guardsman is Bernard Webber, coxswain of motor lifeboat CG-36500, from Station Chatham, Massachusetts. His and his station's story will be featured on the big screen when The Finest Hours premieres later this month. Until then, you can hear directly from Webber himself in raw, candid text about his role in the Pendleton rescue and what life was like at Station Chatham in the 1950s."
Dewey Decimal940.545973
SynopsisMost people familiar with the name Bernie Webber associate him with the miraculous rescue of 32 men off of the stern of the Pendleton, made famous in the book and movie The Finest Hours. Rescuing 32 sailors from a sinking ship caught in a ferocious winter storm is a dramatic tale, but what made this mission so special is that the boat Bernie skippered that terrible night was a mere 36 feet in length and the waves were almost twice that size! Bernie and crew received the Coast Guard's coveted Gold Lifesaving Medal, and what they did on that stormy night is regarded as the greatest small boat rescue in history. In Into A Raging Sea, Bernie tells that story, but the book is so much more than that. In these pages you'll read about rescue attempts that did not turn out well, stories of fishermen from a time long past, rescues done with the by-gone technique of the "breeches buoy," humorous anecdotes, and what Cape Cod and its people meant to Bernie. Into a Raging Sea is a story of sacrifice, bravery, disappointment, and challenges. And in the background of Bernie's journey is one constant, the sea. --from the forward by Michael J. Tougias, Most people familiar with the name Bernie Webber associate him with the miraculous rescue of 32 men off of the stern of the Pendleton, made famous in the book and movie The Finest Hours. Rescuing 32 sailors from a sinking ship caught in a ferocious winter storm is a dramatic tale, but what made this mission so special is that the boat Bernie skippered that terrible night was a mere 36 feet in length and the waves were almost twice that size Bernie and crew received the Coast Guard's coveted Gold Lifesaving Medal, and what they did on that stormy night is regarded as the greatest small boat rescue in history. In Into A Raging Sea, Bernie tells that story, but the book is so much more than that. In these pages you'll read about rescue attempts that did not turn out well, stories of fishermen from a time long past, rescues done with the by-gone technique of the "breeches buoy," humorous anecdotes, and what Cape Cod and its people meant to Bernie. Into a Raging Sea is a story of sacrifice, bravery, disappointment, and challenges. And in the background of Bernie's journey is one constant, the sea. --from the forward by Michael J. Tougias
LC Classification NumberD810.S45
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- May 12, 2016
Better than the movie "The Finest Hours."
This is a reprint of Bernie Webber's 1984 "Chatham: The Lifeboatmen," with some added notes. It is a great read by the Coastie who lived the event. Two other books, "Two Tankers Down," and "The Finest Hours" make a great trilogy about this event. By reading all three, in quick succession, it will give the reader an excellent impression of what the old "Life Saving Service" of the U. S. Coast Guard was all about. Too many times readers are left to compare historical events with only images of modern technology for a reference point. This was from the days of wooden boats, no helicopters to rely on, primitive, by present standards, life-saving equipment, and doing one's duty because it was expected of you. Fifty years ago, when I was in the Coast Guard, that "unofficial" motto, "You have to go out, you don't have to come back!" was what you lived by. Today's sensitivities and political correctness have replaced this with "That others may live," but it was not the way it worked "back in the day." This book, along with the other two, really remind us that bravery was not the governing factor in what people, it was simply doing one's duty. It is too bad that the movie folks had to re-write history when the plain facts were dramatic enough. I heartily recommend reading "Into a Raging Sea," and the other companion books as well. You had to go out, you didn't have to come back!Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Jun 01, 2016
Excellent book
Excellent true story in Bernie Webers own words. A true humble American Hero.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Feb 08, 2024
into a raging sea
If you liked the movie and enjoy high adventure stories, then this book is for you.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
