The Norwegian Lady and the Wreck of the Dictator

By William O. Foss

The Norwegian bark Dictator grounded and sank in a storm off Virginia Beach in March 1891. The book describes the horror and suffering of those shipwrecked. the dramatic and painful rescue efforts,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0972198903
• ISBN13: 9780972198905
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Noreg Books
• Length: 116 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Drama at sea

On a recent vacation to Virginia Beach I was introduced to both this wonderful little book and its author during a dramatic one-man show based on "The Norwegian Lady..." If you are interested at all in maritime history and the drama it entails, you will love this book. There are moments within that will bring you to tears, as the courageous captain tries to save his beloved wife, infant son ... and faithful crew ... while the ship, within sight of the shore goes down in a terrible storm off the coast of Virginia Beach ... all the time the citizens on land watching helplessly. This is a well-researched gem of a book, now updated and reprinted to include coverage of some of the yearly ceremonies held at the statue of the Norwegian Lady which faced the sister city across the Atlantic in Moss, Norway.