The Resource So close to home: : a true story of an American family's fight for survival during World War II, Michael J. Tougias and Alison O'Leary, (downloadable audiobook)
So close to home: : a true story of an American family's fight for survival during World War II, Michael J. Tougias and Alison O'Leary, (downloadable audiobook)
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- Summary
- 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 away from New Orleans. Captained by twenty-nine-year-old Iron Cross recipient Erich Wپrdemann, the submarine set its sights on the freighter Heredia with fifty-nine souls on board. Most of the crew were merchant seamen, but there were also a handful of civilians, including the Downs family, consisting of the parents, Ray Sr. and Ina, along with their two children, eight-year-old Ray Jr., nicknamed "Sonny," and eleven-year-old Lucille. Fast asleep in their berths, the Downs family had no notice that two torpedoes were heading their way. When the ship exploded, Ina and Lucille became separated from Ray Sr. and Sonny.An inspiring historical narrative, So Close to Home tells the story of the Downs family as they struggle against sharks, hypothermia, drowning, and dehydration in their effort to survive the aftermath of this deadly attack off the American coast
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Unabridged.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (1 audio file (7hr., 40 min.))
- Isbn
- 9781504714037
- Label
- So close to home: : a true story of an American family's fight for survival during World War II
- Title
- So close to home:
- Title remainder
- a true story of an American family's fight for survival during World War II
- Statement of responsibility
- Michael J. Tougias and Alison O'Leary
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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 away from New Orleans. Captained by twenty-nine-year-old Iron Cross recipient Erich Wپrdemann, the submarine set its sights on the freighter Heredia with fifty-nine souls on board. Most of the crew were merchant seamen, but there were also a handful of civilians, including the Downs family, consisting of the parents, Ray Sr. and Ina, along with their two children, eight-year-old Ray Jr., nicknamed "Sonny," and eleven-year-old Lucille. Fast asleep in their berths, the Downs family had no notice that two torpedoes were heading their way. When the ship exploded, Ina and Lucille became separated from Ray Sr. and Sonny.An inspiring historical narrative, So Close to Home tells the story of the Downs family as they struggle against sharks, hypothermia, drowning, and dehydration in their effort to survive the aftermath of this deadly attack off the American coast
- Accompanying matter
- technical information on music
- Cataloging source
- Midwest
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1955-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Tougias, Mike
- Dewey number
- 940.545/1
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- not applicable
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- not applicable
- Literary text for sound recordings
- other
- PerformerNote
- Read by Elijah Alexander
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- O'Leary, Alison
- Alexander, Elijah
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- Downs family
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- Shipwreck survival
- Survival at sea
- Target audience
- adult
- Transposition and arrangement
- not applicable
- Label
- So close to home: : a true story of an American family's fight for survival during World War II, Michael J. Tougias and Alison O'Leary, (downloadable audiobook)
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- Edition
- Unabridged.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (1 audio file (7hr., 40 min.))
- File format
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- online
- electronic
- Governing access note
- Digital content provided by hoopla
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- Isbn
- 9781504714037
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- 11626055
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- MWT11626055
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- sound
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- digital recording
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- Mode of access: World Wide Web
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- Label
- So close to home: : a true story of an American family's fight for survival during World War II, Michael J. Tougias and Alison O'Leary, (downloadable audiobook)
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Capture and storage technique
- digital storage
- Color
- not applicable
- Configuration of playback channels
- unknown
- Dimensions
-
- not applicable
- unknown
- Edition
- Unabridged.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (1 audio file (7hr., 40 min.))
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
-
- online
- electronic
- Governing access note
- Digital content provided by hoopla
- Groove width / pitch
- not applicable
- Isbn
- 9781504714037
- Isbn Type
- (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book)
- Kind of cutting
- not applicable
- Kind of disc cylinder or tape
- not applicable
- Kind of material
- unknown
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Other physical details
- digital.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 11626055
- Publisher number
- MWT11626055
- Quality assurance targets
- unknown
- Reformatting quality
- access
- Sound
- sound
- Special playback characteristics
- digital recording
- Specific material designation
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- other
- remote
- Speed
- other
- System details
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
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