An exploration of loss and survival by one of
America's finest nautical writers
After the Storm is John Rousmaniere's most ambitious work
ever, the unique expression of a master storyteller and authority on
seamanship who has survived storms at sea. Each of the book's
stories of seafaring disastermany little known, all exciting and
of deep human interestpresents a broad human drama. Rousmaniere
tells of the hopes and choices that put these sailors in harm's way.
He takes readers into the gales themselves with authoritative
knowledge of horrific weather and the split-second decisions that
seamen must make. Finally, he explores the consequences of these
disasters for survivors, rescuers, families, communities, and in
some cases nations. The pursuit of these elusive strands leads the
reader deep into our ambivalent relationship with the sea as both
"destroyer and preserver."
