{"product_id":"beneath-waves-and-shadows-tyler-hooper-9781250403537","title":"Beneath Waves and Shadows: The Sinking of the Steamship Valencia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe gripping untold story of the tragic sinking of the steamship \u003ci\u003eValencia \u003c\/i\u003ein the pacific northwest in 1906, for fans of David Grann, Candice Millard, and Erik Larsen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe sinking of the \u003ci\u003eValencia \u003c\/i\u003ewas one of the most harrowing and significant disasters of its era--and an important precursor to the fabled sinking of the \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e six years later. Based on Tyler Hooper's years of painstaking archival research, \u003ci\u003eBeneath Waves and Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e brings the catastrophic \u003ci\u003eValencia \u003c\/i\u003esinking to life and establishes it as a pivotal moment in the remarkable history of the Pacific Northwest. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn a mild January day in 1906, the \u003ci\u003eValencia \u003c\/i\u003esteamed out of San Francisco and began the four-day voyage to Seattle. It was a journey made countless times by steamships in those years, yet routine as the journey may have seemed, the \u003ci\u003eValencia's \u003c\/i\u003ecrew were well aware of what could go wrong. Hundreds of ships had gone down off the west coast of Vancouver Island, an area known as the \"Graveyard of the Pacific\" for its poor visibility, rocky shoals, and fearsome currents. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eValencia's \u003c\/i\u003ecaptain, Oscar Marcus Johnson, was an experienced mariner, but on the third day of the journey, he lost his bearings in the increasingly thick winter fog of the Pacific Northwest. The vessel's hull was torn by jagged rocks on Vancouver Island's shallow coastline--beginning a terrifying multi-day ordeal for those onboard and a desperate \"Hail Mary\" rescue operation for the island's lighthouse keepers and telegraph operators. Of the approximately 165 souls who left San Francisco, fewer than 40 would survive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDramatic, tragic and powerfully written, \u003ci\u003eBeneath Waves and Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of the passengers and crew's struggle to survive, following the tradition of classic bestselling stories of disaster at sea.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tyler Hooper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250403537\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250403537\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/19\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.12w x 1.00d","brand":"Tyler Hooper","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48801377059071,"sku":"9781250403537","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beneath-waves-and-shadows-tyler-hooper-9781250403537","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}