The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue by Casey Sherman, Michael J. Tougias

The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue

True Rescue #1

Casey Sherman, Michael J. Tougias

204 pages first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction history middle grade informative sad fast-paced

Description

The story behind the major motion picture from Disney--starring Chris Pine, Eric Bana, and Casey Affleck--written by a recognized master of the genre--"a blockbuster account of tragedy at sea" (The Providence Journal). It's the winter of 1952 and ...

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Moods

adventurous 81%
informative 75%
tense 56%
sad 50%
emotional 31%
challenging 25%
reflective 25%
dark 18%
hopeful 12%
inspiring 6%
mysterious 6%

Pace

medium 37%
fast 37%
slow 25%

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