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Book Review of The Story of the Samson

The Story of the Samson
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Sam's grandpa once sailed with the SAMSON, a Norwegian seal-trapping ship that braved the treacherous, ice-riddled waters of the Northern Atlantic; survived the unyielding tough seas of the Antarctic, and risked the Caribbean trade routes during World War 2. Sam knows his grandpa's stories about the SAMSON by heart, and together they relive the ship's triumphs and tragedies.

From the TITANIC'S demise to the rescue of Shackleton's men to the exploration of Antarctica, author, Kathleen Benner Duble, uses actual events to weave a tale about the SAMSON and its many voyages.

The final page has a photo of a real sailing ship called SAMSON from 1930