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The oceans and the stars : a sea story, a war story, a love story : the seven battles and mutiny of Athena, Patrol Coastal Ship 15 / Mark Helprin.
"A Navy captain near the end of a decorated career, Stephen Rensselaer is disciplined, intelligent, and determined to always do what's right. In defending the development of a new variant of warship, he makes an enemy of the president of the United States, who assigns him to command the doomed line's only prototype--Athena, Patrol Coastal 15--with the intent to humiliate a man who should have been an admiral. Rather than resign, Rensselaer takes the new assignment in stride, and while supervising Athena's fitting out in New Orleans, encounters a brilliant lawyer, Katy Farrar, with whom he falls in last-chance love. Soon thereafter, he is deployed on a mission that subjects his integrity, morality, and skill to the ultimate test, and ensures that Athena will live forever in the annals of the Navy. As in the Odyssey, Katy is the force that keeps him alive and the beacon that lights the way home through seven battles, mutiny, and court martial"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781419769085 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xiii, 493 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : The Overlook Press, 2023.
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| Subject: | United States. Navy > Fiction. Warships > Fiction. Man-woman relationships > Fiction. Ship captains > Fiction. Trials (Military offenses) > Fiction. Trials (Naval offenses) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Sea fiction. War fiction. Novels. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Cookstown Branch | FIC Helpr | 31681010342343 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"Mark Helprin, the #1 New York Times, best-selling author of Winter's Tale and A Soldier of the Great War, returns with a fast-paced, beautifully written novel about the majesty of the sea; a life dedicated to duty, honor, and country; and the gift of falling in love. A Navy captain near the end of a decorated career, Stephen Rensselaer is disciplined, intelligent, and determined always to do what's right. In defending the development of a new variant of warship, he makes an enemy of the President of theUnited States, who assigns him to command the doomed line's only prototype-Athena, Patrol Coastal 15-with the intent to humiliate a man who should have been an admiral. Rather than resign, Rensselaer takes the new assignment in stride, and while supervising Athena's fitting out in New Orleans, encounters a brilliant lawyer, Katy Farrar, with whom he falls in last-chance love. Soon thereafter, he is deployed on a mission that subjects his integrity, morality, and skill to the ultimate test, and ensures that Athena will live forever in the annals of the Navy. As in the Odyssey, Katy is the force that keeps him alive and the beacon that lights the way home through seven battles, mutiny, and court martial. In classic literary form, an enthralling new novel that extolls the virtues of living by the laws of conscience, decency, and sacrifice, The Oceans and the Stars is nothing short of a masterpiece"-- - Baker & Taylor
When the president of the United States attempts to humiliate him by assigning him to the doomed warship Athena, Navy captain Stephen Rensselaer, while exploring a last-chance romance with a brilliant lawyer, is deployed on a mission that subjects his integrity, morality and skill to the ultimate test. Illustrations. - Grand Central Pub
Mark Helprin, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Winterâs Tale and A Soldier of the Great War, presents a fast-paced, beautifully written novel about the majesty of the sea; a life dedicated to duty, honor, and country; and the gift of falling in love.
A Navy captain near the end of a decorated career, Stephen Rensselaer is disciplined, intelligent, and determined to always do whatâs right. In defending the development of a new variant of warship, he makes an enemy of the president of the United States, who assigns him to command the doomed lineâs only prototypeââAthena, Patrol Coastal 15ââwith the intent to humiliate a man who should have been an admiral.
Rather than resign, Rensselaer takes the new assignment in stride, and while supervising Athenaâs fitting out in New Orleans, encounters a brilliant lawyer, Katy Farrar, with whom he falls in last-chance love. Soon thereafter, he is deployed on a mission that subjects his integrity, morality, and skill to the ultimate test, and ensures that Athena will live forever in the annals of the Navy.
As in the Odyssey, Katy is the force that keeps him alive and the beacon that lights the way home through seven battles, mutiny, and court martial. In classic literary form, an enthralling new novel that extolls the virtues of living by the laws of conscience, decency, and sacrifice, The Oceans and the Stars is nothing short of a masterpiece. - Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
Mark Helprin, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Winterâs Tale and A Soldier of the Great War, presents a fast-paced, beautifully written novel about the majesty of the sea; a life dedicated to duty, honor, and country; and the gift of falling in love.
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A Navy captain near the end of a decorated career, Stephen Rensselaer is disciplined, intelligent, and determined to always do whatâs right. In defending the development of a new variant of warship, he makes an enemy of the president of the United States, who assigns him to command the doomed lineâs only prototypeââAthena, Patrol Coastal 15ââwith the intent to humiliate a man who should have been an admiral.
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Rather than resign, Rensselaer takes the new assignment in stride, and while supervising Athenaâs fitting out in New Orleans, encounters a brilliant lawyer, Katy Farrar, with whom he falls in last-chance love. Soon thereafter, he is deployed on a mission that subjects his integrity, morality, and skill to the ultimate test, and ensures that Athena will live forever in the annals of the Navy.
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As in the Odyssey, Katy is the force that keeps him alive and the beacon that lights the way home through seven battles, mutiny, and court martial. In classic literary form, an enthralling new novel that extolls the virtues of living by the laws of conscience, decency, and sacrifice, The Oceans and the Stars is nothing short of a masterpiece.
