The oceans and the stars [large print] : the seven battles and mutiny of Athena, Patrol Coastal Ship 15 / Mark Helprin.
"A Navy captain near the end of a decorated career, Stephen Rensselaer is disciplined, intelligent, and determined always to do what's right. In defending the development of a new variant of warship, he makes an enemy of the President of the United States, who assigns him to command the doomed line's only prototype--Athena, Patrol Coastal 15--with the intent to humiliate a man who should have been an admiral. Rather than resign, Rensselaer takes the new assignment in stride, and while supervising Athena's fitting out in New Orleans, encounters a brilliant lawyer, Katy Farrar, with whom he falls in last-chance love. Soon thereafter, he is deployed on a mission that subjects his integrity, morality, and skill to the ultimate test, and ensures that Athena will live forever in the annals of the Navy. As in the Odyssey, Katy is the force that keeps him alive and the beacon that lights the way home through seven battles, mutiny, and court martial."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9798885792769
- Physical Description: 879 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
- Edition: Large print edition.
- Publisher: Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "A sea story, a war story, a love story (a novel)"--Cover.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | LP FIC HELPRIN (Text) | 36015001895446 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Angier Public Library | LgPrt F Hel (Text) | 33632002720598 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Benhaven Public Library | LgPrt F Hel (Text) | 33630005345371 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Brunswick Bookmobile | LP FIC HEL (Text) | 31422621466746 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Down East | LP F HELPR (Text) | 34208400034566 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Harnett County Main Library | LgPrt F Hel (Text) | 33630005345850 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | HEL (Text) | 33258009762951 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Checked out | 08/25/2026 |
| Kenly Public Library | LP Helprin (Text) | 38955500186508 | Adult Large Print New Fiction | Available | - |
| Reynolda Manor Branch | LP FIC HELPRIN, MARK (Text) | 0112524157283 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Rockingham Outreach | LP Fic - Inspiration (Text) | 31554011626560 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
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Summary:
"A Navy captain near the end of a decorated career, Stephen Rensselaer is disciplined, intelligent, and determined always to do what's right. In defending the development of a new variant of warship, he makes an enemy of the President of the United States, who assigns him to command the doomed line's only prototype--Athena, Patrol Coastal 15--with the intent to humiliate a man who should have been an admiral. Rather than resign, Rensselaer takes the new assignment in stride, and while supervising Athena's fitting out in New Orleans, encounters a brilliant lawyer, Katy Farrar, with whom he falls in last-chance love. Soon thereafter, he is deployed on a mission that subjects his integrity, morality, and skill to the ultimate test, and ensures that Athena will live forever in the annals of the Navy. As in the Odyssey, Katy is the force that keeps him alive and the beacon that lights the way home through seven battles, mutiny, and court martial."--
