The Miracle of the Kent: A Tale of Courage, Faith, and Fire
Nicholas Tracy, "The Miracle of the Kent: A Tale of Courage, Faith, and Fire"
English | ISBN: 1594160724 | 2008 | 240 pages | EPUB | 7 MB
English | ISBN: 1594160724 | 2008 | 240 pages | EPUB | 7 MB
An Extraordinary Rescue and One of the Greatest Human Interest Stories of All Time
“A naturally gripping adventure tale.”—Publishers Weekly
“Powerful and intensely focused.”—Booklist
“Tracy's satisfying narrative constitutes the first modern account. A finely detailed maritime history.”—Kirkus Reviews
In 1825, the Kent, an East Indiaman, set sail from England for India with a crew and nearly 600 men, women, and children on board. North of Spain, the ship was slammed by a ferocious gale, and while a sailor was inspecting the hold for damage, his lantern ignited a cask of spirits. A fire quickly erupted, and even with the desperate expedient of opening hatches and flooding the ship, the fire burned out of control. As night wore on, the ship became an inferno, with the flames moving toward stores of gunpowder. At this point, everyone on board knew that they would perish, and they began preparing for their ghastly deaths. Despite the raging tempest a sailor climbed one last time to the top of the
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