Four Short Blasts: The Gale of 1898 and the Loss of the Steamer Portland

by Peter Dow Bachelder and Mason Philip Smith

The book tells the story of the Great Gale of 1898 and the loss of the steamer Portland and its 192 passengers and crew in the Thanksgiving gale of 1898. Over 500 other vessels, large and small, were... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0931675065
• ISBN13: 9780931675065
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: Provincial Press
• Length: 127 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.

Customer Reviews

This is a piece of history thrillingly and accurately told.

I for one like history to be both accurate and dramatic - it so seldom is both. In this book it is. The research is meticulous and exceedingly well presented. The crisp, engaging style blends perfectly with the fine but terrifying paintings depicting the doomed ship. The newspaper portraits of passengers and crew harmonize with the graphic, yet deeply compassionate tale of human disaster. Also, the cover of the book is aesthetically powerful and highly effective. I enthusiastically recommend this fine work.