-
Language
:
English
-
Paperback
:
336 pages
-
ISBN
:
9780312625191
-
Item Weight
:
14.4 ounces
-
Dimensions
:
5.5 x 0.75 x 8.5 inches
The dramatic rescue of three gray whales trapped under the ice in Alaska in 1988.
Set in Cold War–era 1988, Big Miracle
tells the real story behind the remarkable, bizarre, and oftentimes
uproarious event that mesmerized the world for weeks. On October 7, an
Inuit hunter near Barrow, Alaska, found three California Gray whales
imprisoned in the Arctic ice. In the past, as was nature's way, trapped
whales always died. Not this time. Tom Rose, who was covering the event
for a Japanese TV station, compellingly describes how oil company
executives, environmental activists, Inupiat people, small business
people, and the U.S. military boldly worked together to rescue the
whales. He also tells the stories of some of the more than 150
international journalists who brought the story to the world's
attention. The rescue was followed by millions of people around the
world as Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev joined the forces of their
two nations to help free the whales.