Rowboat in a Hurricane: My Amazing Journey Across a Changing Atlantic Ocean

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Synopsis
In 2005-06, Julie Angus, with her fiancé 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.

Copyright:
2008

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
289 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781926812250
Related ISBNs:
9781553653370
Publisher:
Greystone Books
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Julie Angus
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Travel
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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