Bøker av George W. Grider

Voyage of the Merry Ark tells the remarkable story of five sailors and their mascot dog caught in a storm that nearly took their lives. The at-sea rescue of Sam the dog was published in newspapers nationwide, sparking a revolution in American animal welfare, one that continues today.Such an unlikely ending--nautical and political--required extraordinary players, including Memphis civil rights attorneys Lucius Burch, the ship's captain; Mike Cody, ship's cook and future U.S. Attorney; and navigator George Grider, a future Congressman. Readers will enjoy the description of the Yucatan ruins prior to the arrival of today's tourists. And be entertained by the story's light side, including an underwater treasure hunt that turned the stressed seamen into teenage pranksters. Voyage of the Merry Ark provides readers with a gripping sea story, along with a political saga that will appeal to dog lovers and historians alike.

Voyage of the Merry Ark tells the remarkable story of five crewmen caught in an ocean storm that nearly took theirlives. The story of the at-sea rescue of the dog Sam, the ship's mascot, was published nationwide, sparking a revolution inAmerican animal rights, one that continues sixty years later. Such an extraordinary ending-nautical and political-requiredextraordinary players, including Memphis civil-rights lawyers Lucius Burch, Mike Cody, and George Grider, a future U.S.>Readers will enjoy the description of the Yucatán ruins in the day before the tourists arrived, and will revel in the story'slight side, including an underwater treasure hunt that turned the stressed seamen into teenage pranksters and thieves. Voyage of the Merry Ark gives readers a gripping sea story, along with a political saga that will appeal to dog lovers and historians alike.