March 22, 2021
The Lost Boys of Montauk: the True Story of the Wind Blown, Four Men who Vanished at Sea, and the Survivors They Left Behind by Amanda M. Fairbanks
In 1984, the fishing vessel Wind Blown sank in a storm off the coast of Long Island. The boat and the crewmembers were never found. The author researched the crew's backgrounds and interviewed their survivors.
This is a well-researched account of the tragedy as well as an examination of the shift of Montauk from working-class town to vacation spot for the wealthy. Although similar circumstances, there have been unfair comparison to Sebastian Junger's The Perfect Storm. This is the story of a tragedy in its own right, and the story has been largely overlooked.
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Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an eARC.
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