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Michael J. Tougias

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Michael J. Tougias

Michael Tougias is the author and co-author of 23 nonfiction books, including several true survival-at-sea adventures, such as RESCUE OF THE BOUNTY, FATAL FORECAST, OVERBOARD!, A STORM TOO SOON and THE FINEST HOURS (soon to be a major motion picture by Disney). TEN HOURS UNTIL DAWN was selected as one of the American Library Association's "Best Books of the Year."

Michael J. Tougias

Books by Michael J. Tougias

by Michael J. Tougias and Alison O'Leary - History, Nonfiction

On May 19, 1942, a U-boat in the Gulf of Mexico stalked its prey 50 miles from New Orleans. Captained by 29-year-old Iron Cross and King's Cross recipient Erich Würdemann, the submarine set its sights on the freighter Heredia with 62 souls on board. Most were merchant seamen, but there were also a handful of civilians, including the Downs family. Fast asleep in their berths, they had no idea that two torpedoes were heading their way. When the ship exploded, chaos ensued --- and each family member had to find his or her own path to survival.