Adventures,Blizzards and Coastal Calamities by Edward Rowe Snow

Adventures, Blizzards, and Coastal Calamities by Edward Rowe Snow
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Another fine bunch of short stories and events by Edward Rowe Snow. Many are are based around New England Maritime history. Some of the adventures are actually his(author Edward Rowe Snow) own which was actually amazing itself. a couple examples are walking around an almost completely frozen Boston Harbor and another of him canoeing by by himself across Cape Cod Bay(Provincetown to Marshfield). He not only wrote of adventures, he lived them.

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The Haunted Pram and other True New England Ghost Stories by Edward Lodi

The haunted pram: And other true New England ghost stories by Edward Lodi
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

It's a mixture of ghost stories either written by the author or excerpts from other ghost stories. The book lacked flow and was hard to keep interest. It seemed to be a mixture of real New England ghost lore or fictionalized stories which made the book hard to follow. I wished it had chosen one way or the other. I was kind of disappointed by this approach. I'd only recommend for hardcore New England paranormal fans which may get something out of this.

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The Hungry Ocean by Linda Greenlaw

The Hungry Ocean: A Swordboat Captain's Journey by Linda Greenlaw
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This is an interesting look at the day in the life of swordfishing. The author, Captain Linda Greenlaw was one of the most successful sea captains to sail out of the famous Gloucester, Massachusetts. She was also featured in the movie and book "The Perfect Storm". If you'd like an idea what is considered one of the worlds hardest jobs this will give a good glimpse. For those that love the sea will probably enjoy this one as well. It'd easy to read and has many interesting stories about life on a fishing vessel.

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