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The lost boys of Montauk : the true story of the Wind Blown, four men who vanished at sea, and the survivors they left behind  Cover Image Book Book

The lost boys of Montauk : the true story of the Wind Blown, four men who vanished at sea, and the survivors they left behind / Amanda M. Fairbanks.

Summary:

"In the tradition of the #1 New York Times bestseller (and Academy-Award nominated film) The Perfect Storm, and with a nod to Steven Gaines' dishy tell-all, Philistines at the Hedgerow, a riveting account of a fishing boat and its four young crewman lost at sea in 1984 off the coast of Montauk in eastern Long Island -- a "fishing town with a drinking problem," as the locals have it -- and the stunning repercussions of that loss for the families and friends of the four missing men and, indeed, the entire storied summer community of the Hamptons"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781982103231
  • ISBN: 198210323X
  • ISBN: 9781982103248
  • ISBN: 1982103248
  • Physical Description: xiv, 313 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First Gallery Books hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Gallery Books, 2021.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Maps on lining papers.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-309).
Formatted Contents Note:
Before. The last voyage ; The boat ; The backstory -- Dave Connick. The summer people ; Choate ; Mahoneyville ; Catherine ; Alice ; Cathy -- Mike Stedman. The Stedmans ; Up-island ; Fathers and sons ; Susie -- Montauk the end. The fisherman's special ; Selling a dream ; Golden tilefish -- Michael Vigilant. The dock rats ; The Vigilants ; Kim -- After. At sea ; On land ; The memorial ; Lost at sea ; Shipwreck hunters ; The survivors ; Donna ; Secrets and lies ; Pete ; Mary ; Chris.
Subject: Shipwrecks > New York (State) > Montauk.
Fishing boats > Accidents > New York (State) > Montauk.
Search and rescue operations > New York (State) > Montauk.
Montauk Point (N.Y.)
Fishing boats > Accidents
Search and rescue operations
Shipwrecks
New York (State) > Montauk
New York (State) > Montauk Point

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Amanda M. Fairbanks is a journalist who has worked in the editorial department of The New York Times, as a reporter for HuffPost, and at The East Hampton Star, where she wrote investigative stories, features, and profiles. Her writing has also appeared in The Boston GlobeNewsweek, The Atlantic, and The San Francisco Chronicle. A graduate of Smith College and a former Teach for America corps member, she has two master's degrees from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, and currently lives with her family in Sag Harbor.

Amanda M. Fairbanks is a journalist who has worked in the editorial department of The New York Times, as a reporter for HuffPost, and at The East Hampton Star, where she wrote investigative stories, features, and profiles. Her writing has also appeared in The Boston GlobeNewsweek, The Atlantic, and The San Francisco Chronicle. A graduate of Smith College and a former Teach for America corps member, she has two master’s degrees from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, and currently lives with her family in Sag Harbor. 


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