So close to home : a true story of an American family's fight for survival during World War II
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Author
Tougias, Michael J., 1955-
Contributors
O'Leary, Alison author.
Alexander, Elijah, narrator.
Playaway Digital Audio.
Findaway World, LLC.
Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Published
Solon, Ohio : Findaway World, LLC, [2016].
Format
Playaway
Edition
Unabridged.
ISBN
9781504729284, 1504729285
Physical Desc
1 audio media player (7 hr., 30 min.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
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LC Subjects
Audiobooks.
Downs family.
Shipwreck survival.
Survival at sea.

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Published
Solon, Ohio : Findaway World, LLC, [2016].
Edition
Unabridged.
Language
English
ISBN
9781504729284, 1504729285

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Title from container.
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"HD."
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"LIGHT."
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Previously released by Blackstone Audio, Inc., ℗2016.
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Release date supplied by publisher.
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Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player.
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One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for listening.
Participants/Performers
Read by Elijah Alexander.
Description
On May 19, 1942, a U-boat in the Gulf of Mexico stalked its prey fifty miles away from New Orleans. Captained by twenty-nine-year-old Iron Cross recipient Erich Wurdemann, the submarine set its sights on the freighter Heredia with fifty-nine souls on board. Most of the crew were merchant seamen, but there were also a handful of civilians, including the Downs family, consisting of the parents, Ray Sr. and Ina, along with their two children, eight-year-old Ray Jr., nicknamed "Sonny," and eleven-year-old Lucille. Fast asleep in their berths, the Downs family had no notice that two torpedoes were heading their way. When the ship exploded, Ina and Lucille became separated from Ray Sr. and Sonny.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Tougias, M. J., O'Leary, A., & Alexander, E. (2016). So close to home: a true story of an American family's fight for survival during World War II (Unabridged.). Findaway World, LLC.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Tougias, Michael J., 1955-, Alison O'Leary and Elijah, Alexander. 2016. So Close to Home: A True Story of an American Family's Fight for Survival During World War II. Findaway World, LLC.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Tougias, Michael J., 1955-, Alison O'Leary and Elijah, Alexander. So Close to Home: A True Story of an American Family's Fight for Survival During World War II Findaway World, LLC, 2016.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Tougias, Michael J., Alison O'Leary, and Elijah Alexander. So Close to Home: A True Story of an American Family's Fight for Survival During World War II Unabridged., Findaway World, LLC, 2016.

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