"Javier, please bring me more towels!" called his mother in a panicked voice. "The rain is *still* seeping through the front door."
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In 1994, several boys in the Canary Island of Fuerteventura come upon the wreck of a long-storied ocean liner, which also once served as a U.S. naval warship.
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Subjects
Juvenile fiction, Ships, SS America (1940), SS American Star, America (Ship)Places
Fuerteventura, Canary IslandsTimes
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The Last American Star
January 1, 2007, Vantage Press, Inc.
Paperback
in English
- First Edition
0533153387 9780533153381
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Book Details
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments.
Page xi
One.
Danger
Page 1
Two.
Remorse
Page 9
Three.
Explorers
Page 19
Four.
Intrigue
Page 24
Five.
Reflections
Page 33
Six.
Embarkation
Page 45
Seven.
Maritime History
Page 65
Eight.
Rescue
Page 72
Epilogue.
Page 97
Spanish Glossary.
Page 111
Edition Notes
On credits page:
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"Cover illustration courtesy of The Marimers' Museum, Newport News, VA. Used by permission."
- "Photos of W.F. Gibbs used by permission of Gibbs & Cox, Inc. to the extent able to grant."
Dedication:
"To all who design, build, crew,
and sail the steel giants of the seas".
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