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Rowboat in a Hurricane

By Julie Angus

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Rowboat in a Hurricane

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In 2005-06, Julie Angus, with her fiance Colin, rowed 10,000 kilometers across the Atlantic Ocean, becoming the first woman in the world to travel from mainland to mainland in a rowboat. The 145-day journey gave Angus, a trained scientist, a unique perspective on the ocean. The slow-moving boat became an ecosystem unto itself, attracting barnacles, dorado fish, trigger fish, turtles, sharks, whales, birds, and more, which she was able to observe and document. Angus also saw unmistakable signs of the ocean's devastation, with far more plastic bottles, wrappers, toys, and bags than sharks or other once-common sea life. Four cyclones, including two hurricanes, hammered the small boat so intensely that Angus and her companion weren't sure they would survive. "Rowboat in a Hurricane" records this amazing journey in meticulous, dramatic detail, in the process offering a personal record of an awe-inspiring ecosystem, its fascinating denizens, and the mounting threats to its existence.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
272
Release Date:
2009-03-01
Publication Date:
2009-03-01
Publisher:
Greystone Books
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1553653378
ISBN13:
9781553653370
Weight:
375 g
Height:
139 cm
Width:
217 cm
Thickness:
24 cm
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