Obres de Paul Brennan
Blowback: An Anecdotal Look at Pressure Equipment and Other Harmless Devices That Can Kill You! (2013) 17 exemplars
Repetitive strain injuries : explorer's guidebook to tenosynovitis (teno), cumulative trauma syndromes and occupational (1985) 1 exemplars
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Nom normalitzat
- Brennan, Paul
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- USA
- Lloc de naixement
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Educació
- Kent State University (BA, Journalism and English)
- Professions
- Director of Public Affairs
- Organitzacions
- National Association of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors
Membres
Ressenyes
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 7
- Membres
- 37
- Popularitat
- #390,572
- Valoració
- 3.9
- Ressenyes
- 22
- ISBN
- 7
- Llengües
- 1
This was a historical fiction tale about the waning days of the American Civil War and a tragedy that took place when a Steamboat on the Mississippi carrying thousands of returning prisoners of war exploded off the shores by Memphis. It was a terrible tragedy. This is an adventure story told through the eyes of a young Dr. from Chicago traveling South to retrieve his sister so she can make it home in time to see their dying mother. Unfortunately, he gets caught up in the brutality of the war from both sides and has to make a perilous journey home, helping a s many as he can along the way. The story culminates in the voyage of the Sultana and the tragedy that occured.
This was an easy to read, adventurous story although not for everyone as it has some graphic content on the nature of war and it's inhumanity. Enjoyable, exciting read. My only comments would be on the few punctuation and grammatical errors that i noticed.… (més)