The Keeper's Son: A NovelMacmillan, 2007 M04 1 - 352 pages In 1941, Killakeet Island of the wind-swept Outer Banks of North Carolina is home to a tiny, peaceful population of fishermen, clam stompers, oyster rakers, and a few lonely sailors of the Coast Guard. Dominating the glorious, raw beauty of the little island is the majestic Killakeet Lighthouse, which for generations has been the responsibility of one family, the Thurlows. |
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... Krebs's order to surface. Hurry up before I suffocate, damn you! As always, Captain Krebs seemed unfazed by the misery and the stink around him. He eagerly peered through the eyepiece of the attack periscope, waiting for its lens to ...
... Krebs onto the tower bridge to see that the lookouts were all properly positioned and in their harnesses. He'd also make sure the twenty-millimeterantiaircraft-gun crew were ready to ward off enemy aircraft. Krebs was still peering ...
... Krebs was in one of his talkative moods. “Thank God for the Russians,” he said. “So inept in convoy. It must drive the English crazy.” He studied the horizon, the smoke, the continuous alarms of the escorting destroyers. After weeks of ...
A Novel Homer Hickam. Krebs flipped the lid on the speaking tube and barked down to the engine room, “Give me full turns, Hans!” Max asked, “What's the plan, sir?” “I'm attacking.” “In daylight on the surface?” Krebs ignored Max's ...
... Krebs watched Max out of the corner of his eye. The man was starting to worry him. Usually neat to the extreme, Max ... Krebs took the slip of paper and glanced at it. “These numbers don't make any sense. This would put us down around ...
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DEATH I SAID | 143 |
BUT THERE THE SILVER ANSWER RANG | 315 |
NOT DEATH BUT LOVE | 403 |
HISTORICAL NOTE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 421 |