Michael J Tougias: 14 books
A Storm Too Soon
A True Story of Disaster, Survival and an Incredib
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2013
FROM MASTERFUL STORYTELLER MICHAEL J. TOUGIAS COMES A NEW, HEART-STOPPING TRUE-LIFE TALE OF MARITIME DISASTER, SURVIVAL, AND DARING RESCUE, HIS MOST THRILLING AND AMAZING STORY YET.
Seventy-foot waves batter a torn life raft 250 miles out to sea in one of the world’s most dangerous places,...
Into the Blizzard
Heroism at Sea During the Great Blizzard of 1978 [The Young Readers Adaptation]
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2019
A riveting true account of a rescue at sea from Michael J. Tougias, the author of the New York Times bestseller The Finest Hours.
In the midst of the Blizzard of 1978, the tanker Global Hope floundered on the shoals in Salem Sound off the Massachusetts coast. When the Coast Guard heard the...
The Finest Hours
The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2009
The true story of an incredible disaster and heroic rescue at sea told by two masterful storytellers.
In the winter of 1952, New England was battered by the most brutal nor'easter in years. As the weather wreaked havoc on land, the freezing Atlantic became a wind-whipped zone of peril.
In...
Overboard!
A True Blue-water Odyssey of Disaster and Survival
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2010
From masterful storyteller Michael J. Tougias comes a new, heart-stopping true-life tale of maritime disaster, his most thrilling and amazing story yet.
In May 2005, Tom Tighe, captain of a forty-five-foot-long sailboat named the Almeisan, and his first mate, Loch Reidy, welcomed three new...
Rescue of the Bounty
Disaster and Survival in Superstorm Sandy
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
From the author of the Fall 2015 Disney movie The Finest Hours, the “thrilling and perfectly paced” (Booklist) story of the sinking and rescue of Bounty—the tall ship used in the classic 1962 movie Mutiny on the Bounty—which was caught in the path of Hurricane Sandy with sixteen aboard.
On...
Ten Hours Until Dawn
The True Story of Heroism and Tragedy Aboard the Can Do
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
In the midst of the Blizzard of 1978, the tanker Global Hope floundered on the shoals in Salem Sound off the Massachusetts coast. The Coast Guard heard the Mayday calls and immediately dispatched a patrol boat. Within an hour, the Coast Guard boat was in as much trouble as the tanker, having lost...
The Finest Hours (Young Readers Edition)
The True Story of a Heroic Sea Rescue
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2014
On the night of February 18, 1952, during one of the worst winter storms that New England has ever seen, two oil tankers just off the shore of Cape Cod were torn in half by the force of the storm. This middle-grade adaptation of an adult nonfiction book tells the story of the shipwreck and a harrowing...
A Storm Too Soon (Chapter Book)
A Remarkable True Survival Story in 80-Foot Seas
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2020
A Storm Too Soon (Young Readers Edition)
A Remarkable True Survival Story in 80 Foot Seas
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2016
When a forty-seven-foot sailboat disappears in the Gulf Stream in the throes of a disastrous storm, it leaves behind three weary passengers struggling to stay alive. This middle-grade adaptation of an adult nonfiction book tells the story of the four intrepid Coast Guardsmen who braved this ruthless...
Above and Beyond
John F. Kennedy and America's Most Dangerous Cold War Spy Mission
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
From the authors of the bestselling The Finest Hours comes the riveting, deeply human story of President John F. Kennedy and two U-2 pilots, Rudy Anderson and Chuck Maultsby, who risked their lives to save America during the Cuban Missile Crisis
During the ominous two weeks of the Cold War's...
Fatal Forecast
An Incredible True Tale of Disaster and Survival at Sea
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2007
A true story of catastrophe and survival at sea, Fatal Forecast is a spellbinding moment-by-moment account of seventy-two hours in the lives of eight young fishermen, some of whom would never set foot on dry land again.
On the morning of November 21, 1980, two small Massachusetts lobster boats...
by Eric B. Schultz, Michael J. Tougias
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2017
The harrowing story of one of America's first and costliest wars—featuring a new foreword by bestselling author Nathaniel Philbrick
At once an in-depth history of this pivotal war and a guide to the historical sites where the ambushes, raids, and battles took place, King Philip's War expands...
The Finest Hours (Chapter Book)
The True Story of a Heroic Sea Rescue
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2020
by Michael J. Tougias, Alison O'Leary
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2016
A true story of men and women pitted against the sea during World War II—and an unforgettable portrait of the determination of the human spirit.
On May 19, 1942, a U-boat in the Gulf of Mexico stalked its prey fifty miles from New Orleans. Captained by twenty nine-year-old Iron Cross and...