
Ten Hours Until Dawn
The True Story of Heroism and Tragedy Aboard the Can Do
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Joe Barrett
Encountering one of the most monstrous seas ever recorded, Quirk struggled through the night to keep his boat from being driven to the depths of the sea, maintaining contact with a local ham-radio operator through his hand-held battery-powered radio. We know that the Can Do stayed afloat past three a.m. Then there was silence.
AudioFile Earphones Award Winner©2005 Michael J. Tougias (P)2006 Blackstone AudiobooksListeners also enjoyed...




















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- AudioFile Earphones Award Winner
"Tougias balances human and technical detail to create the best book of its kind since Sebastian Jungier's The Perfect Storm." (Booklist)
"Tougias delivers a well researched, vividly written tale of brave men overwhelmed by the awesome forces of nature. An absorbing account." (Publishers Weekly)
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Appreciated the overview and context in which the story is set. Compelling material. The author seems deeply knowledgeable of the subject matter and invested in the people of the story.
Some commentary struck me wrong and overly familiar- especially the speculation about the thoughts of the crew during the last hours. This and some other speculation went on to long, seemingly designed to elaborate on rambling thoughts of the author not germane to the story.
Agree with several reviews that no accent is better than a poor one.
Great book needs some editing
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Great account of the great blizzard of '78, which resulted in 99 deaths. Focuses on the martime challenges that took place, expalining many of the issues that both the coast guard and civilan crafts faced. Very well written and excellent narration. Couldn't wait for my morning and evening commute to hear what happened next.Riveting, well written account of maritime storm
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Excellent book, terrific narration
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Wish it didn't end!
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Exceptionally well researched but nicely balanced with humanity to make for a poignant and riveting read.What about Joe Barrett’s performance did you like?
Joe Barrett kills it. Great narrator and perfect for this book. 10/10Excellent Book
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The story is so well told I could almost feel myself aboard the Can Do trying to cope with the relentless storm. It is difficult enough to navigate a truck through a blizzard. I know that. Trying to navigate a relatively small boat in storm battered seas must be worse. An excellent book for anyone who wants to know just how hard it must be to be a sailor.Feel what it's like to be in a blizzard on the sea
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worth the credit
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A great story gone bad
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Though there are sections whee the narrator didn't interpret the writing all that well, the writing is strong, informative, anad since I was IN this book, I can attest that it is painfully accurate.
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WOW!
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