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1 sound file (8 hr., 42 min., 27 sec.) : digital |
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084227 |
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Listen Alaska.
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System Details |
Requires OverDrive Media Console (WMA file size: 125155 KB; MP3 file size: 245361 KB). |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Unabridged. |
Performer |
Read by George K. Wilson. |
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Duration: 08:42:27. |
Summary |
"I share the country's admiration for the bravery of Captain Phillips and his selfless concern for his crew. His courage is a model for all Americans."--President Barack Obama. It was just another day on the job for fifty-three-year-old Richard Phillips, captain of the Maersk Alabama, a United States-flagged cargo ship that was carrying, among other things, food and agricultural materials for the World Food Program. That all changed when armed Somali pirates boarded the ship. The pirates didn't expect the crew to fight back, nor did they expect Captain Phillips to offer himself as a hostage in exchange for the safety of his crew. Thus began the tense five-day standoff, which ended in a daring high-seas rescue when U.S. Navy SEALs opened fire and picked off three of the captors. |
Subject |
Phillips, Richard, 1955-
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Maersk Alabama (Ship)
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Phillips, Richard, 1955- (OCoLC)fst01916185
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Maersk Alabama (Ship) (OCoLC)fst01786572
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Hijacking of ships -- Aden, Gulf of.
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Merchant mariners -- United States -- Biography.
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Ship captains -- United States -- Biography.
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Hijacking of ships. (OCoLC)fst00956754
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Merchant mariners. (OCoLC)fst01017001
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Ship captains. (OCoLC)fst01116147
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Indian Ocean -- Gulf of Aden.
(OCoLC)fst01239494
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Genre/Form |
Audiobooks. (OCoLC)fst01726208
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Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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Audiobooks.
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Added Author |
Talty, Stephan.
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Wilson, George K.
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Other Form: |
Source record: Phillips, Richard, 1955- Captain's duty. [Old Saybrook, Conn.] : Tantor Media, 2012 9781400196869 (OCoLC)794121150 |
ISBN |
9781400196869 (electronic audio bk.) |
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1400196868 (electronic audio bk.) |
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