A dramatic and thrilling portrait of a long-forgotten true adventure and astounding seafaring achievement.
In The Raftsmen, author and documentary filmmaker Ryan Barnett takes readers on an astonishing maritime adventure set in the aftermath of World War II.
For four French expatriates who escaped the clutches of the Nazi regime to find asylum in Canada, adventure was to be the antidote to depression brought on by the cruelty of war. In 1956, armed with nothing but the flannel on their backs, a small stock of food, and some crude navigation and communication equipment, the quartet set sail from Halifax.
Their goal: to become the first crew to cross the Atlantic by raft. Fashioned from telephone poles and built entirely by hand, the raft they called L'Egare II would be their home for 88 harrowing days as they crossed the North Atlantic from Canada to Britain. And they made it!
In The Raftsmen, Barnett and comic illustrator Dmitry Bondarenko explore the adventure-fueled men aboard the L'Egare II, and the complex emotional undercurrents that led to their daredevil voyage.
Original archival photography and film stills taken by the crew aboard the raft, along with news reports and contemporary interviews with still-living members and other key players, round out the re-telling of this amazing journey.
Sixty years after they set sail, the epic story of the raftsmen's historic Atlantic crossing is brought to life for the first time.
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Ryan Barnett is a documentary filmmaker and a producer at Historica Canada.
Dmitry Bondarenko is a Canadian artist and illustrator who lives and works in Toronto.
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Da: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Condizione: Very Good. Bondarenko, Dmitry (illustratore). Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Codice articolo 18675961-75
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Da: Zoom Books Company, Lynden, WA, U.S.A.
Condizione: very_good. Bondarenko, Dmitry (illustratore). Book is in very good condition and may include minimal underlining highlighting. The book can also include "From the library of" labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc. . We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service. Codice articolo ZBV.1770859780.VG
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Da: Book Outpost, Blawnox, PA, U.S.A.
Condizione: New. Bondarenko, Dmitry (illustratore). New. Codice articolo J-19-0018124
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Da: Book Outpost, Blawnox, PA, U.S.A.
Condizione: Like New. Bondarenko, Dmitry (illustratore). Never used! Light wear to corners/edges from shelving. Codice articolo J-19-0018150
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Da: The Maryland Book Bank, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Bondarenko, Dmitry (illustratore). Used - Very Good. Codice articolo 6-L-6-0279
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Da: B-Line Books, Amherst, NS, Canada
Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket. Bondarenko, Dmitry (illustratore). First Edition; First Printing. Stiff unmarked book in glossy illustrated boards; 6.75 X 0.81 X 9.25 inches; 224 pages. Codice articolo 65623
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Da: Paraphernalia Books 'N' Stuff, Belleville, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. No Jacket. Dmitry Bondarenko (illustratore). First. Laminated illustrated boards, no jacket as issued; A fine clean sound unmarked copy; A narrative told in comic strip format, b/w & colour photos and archival imagery of a cross Atlantic journey made by 3 adventurers who sailed in a homemade raft named L'Egare II from Halifax to Falmouth England in 1956; Written by a filmmaker who also produced a 16 minute short documentary of the event. Codice articolo PARA7627
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Da: Russell Books, Victoria, BC, Canada
Condizione: Very Good. Bondarenko, Dmitry (illustratore). Codice articolo FORT962710
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Da: Houtman Boeken, Utrecht, Paesi Bassi
Condizione: fine. Bondarenko, Dmitry (illustratore). 2017, 240pp, Nette hardcover. Codice articolo 22683
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