Big Miracle (book)
| Author | Tom Rose |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Nonfiction |
| Publisher | St. Martin's Press |
Publication date | 20 December 2011 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 336 pp |
| ISBN | 978-0-312-62519-1 |
Big Miracle tells the true story of three gray whales trapped beneath Arctic ice in the fall of 1988, and of Operation Breakthrough, the collaborative efforts to free them by oil company executives, activists, Inupiat people, the U.S. military, and Soviet ice-breakers.[1][2] Written by journalist Tom Rose (who covered the event for a Japanese news channel at the time), the book was originally published in 1989, titled Freeing the Whales: How the Media Created the World's Greatest Non-Event.[3] It was re-released under its current title by St. Martin’s Press in 2011.[1]
A film adaption of Big Miracle directed by Ken Kwapis, starring Drew Barrymore, Ted Danson, Kristen Bell, among other stars, was released in 2012.[4]
References
- 1 2 "Big Miracle". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ↑ Dorfman, Andrea; Postman, David (November 7, 1988). "Environment: Free At Last! Bon Voyage!". Time.
- ↑ Hennessee, Judith Adler (November 26, 1989). "Mammalmania". New York Times. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ↑ Murphy, Kim. "Big Miracle': True story behind film about 3 ice-stranded whales". The Los Angeles Times Blog. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
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