Forward

· What point does Sebastian Junger make about the issue of journalistic accuracy and narrative interest?

George’s Bank, 1896

· How does this short chapter provide a foreshadowing of the story?

Gloucester, Mass., 1991

· Provide a thumbnail sketch of each of the following

Crew

Bugsy Moran

Dale (Murph) Murphy

David (Sully) Sullivan

Bobby Shatford

Mary Ann Shatford, Bobby’s sister

Christina Cotte, Bobby Shatford’s girlfriend

· What is important about the history of cod fishing in Gloucester?

· How do the repairs to the Andrea Gail affect its operation at sea?

· How does the importance of preserving fish affect the methods of fishing?

God’s Country

· How does Sebastian Junger depict the early history of Gloucester?

· Explain the work of commercial sword fishermen.

· What is a rogue wave?

The Flemish Cap

· What are the problems of living in close quarters on Andrea Gail?

· Provide a thumbnail sketch Bob Brown, owner of Andrea Gail.

· Provide thumbnail sketches of Ray Leonard, Karen Simpson, and Sue Blander.

The Barrel of the Gun

· Describe the technical elements of a hurricane.

· How do the two female sailors on the Sartori react to the approach of the storm?

Graveyard of the Atlantic

· How does Sebastian Junger explain the physics of ocean waves?

· How does Sebastian Junger describe how the Andrea Gail probably sank?

· Why is Sable Island called the graveyard of the Atlantic?

The Zero-Moment Point

· What is pitch-poling?

· What is foundering?

· Summarize James Lowson’s description of death by drowning.

The World of the Living

· What is Ray Leonard’s argument that he should not have been forced to leave the Sartori?

Into the Abyss

· What was Chris Cotter’s dream?