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Saved!: The Story of the Andrea Doria, the Greatest Sea Rescue in History

by William Hoffer · 1979

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Compelling personal stories of both courage and cowardice mark this vivid narrative of the 1956 sea disaster in which the Italian luxury liner and the Stockholm collided during a thick fog off Nantucket.

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historyhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Themes
survivalsurvivalMore like thisLess of this
Setting
North Atlantic OceanNorth Atlantic OceanMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 215 pages

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