Today, it was announced that David M. Quinn’s Leviathan’s Master – The Wreck of the World’s Largest Sailing Ship has been selected as an Award-Winning Finalist in the Historical Fiction category of the National Best Books Awards – 2009. This annual competition is sponsored by USA Book News.
Leviathan’s Master – The Wreck of the World’s Largest Sailing Ship, by David M. Quinn (iUniverse, 124 pages Hardcover, $20.95 US, ISBN: 978-1-4401-5537-6; Softcover, $10.95 US, ISBN: 978-1-4401-5535-2; E-Book, $6.00 US, ISBN: 978-1-4401-5536-9. Library of Congress Control Number: 2009934924, Publication Date: October, 2009.
About the Book
It was the biggest sailing vessel ever built and the world’s first super-tanker. In the winter of 1907, the four hundred foot, seven-masted schooner T.W. Lawson was making her first trans-Atlantic crossing with two and a quarter million gallons of kerosene for delivery to London. With almost fifty years of sailing experience, Captain George W. Dow was not intimidated, despite the Lawson’s checkered history. But, three weeks of hurricane winds and an angry sea conspired to easily defeat man and machine. Bereft of her sails, the giant ship found itself trapped in treacherous shoals off the southwest coast of Britain. Seventeen lives would be lost, including a local pilot attempting to avert disaster. Now, Captain Dow is called to account, most especially to himself. Leviathan’s Master is a true story, transformed into a gripping historical novella by the Captain’s great, great nephew.
About the Author
David M.Quinn was born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee in 1945 and grew up in the Washington, D.C. area. Following his passion for genealogy led him to uncover remarkable stories within his family history. First was that of his great, great uncle Michael Quinn, as told in the historical novel, It May Be Forever — An Irish Rebel on the American Frontier. Now, drawing upon his maternal ancestry, David gives us the remarkable story of Captain George W. Dow, who is the narrator of the true story, Leviathan’s Master – The Wreck of The World’s Largest Sailing Ship. David and his wife, Betsy, live in Prescott, Arizona.
Distribution: Ingram, Baker & Taylor, Books in Print, and major on-line booksellers. Standard industry discounts and rights of return apply. A book tour through the U.S. and U.K. is being planned for 2010.
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