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Flood Tide
by Clive Cussler
ISBN: 0786212705
ISBN-13: 9780786212705
Format: Paperback
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Summary
An evil Chinese businessman threatens to take over the United States shipping industry by diverting the Mississippi River and putting New Orleans under water. Only Dirk Pitt, with the help of sidekick Al Giordino, can save the world from this international menace.
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"Speedy storytelling and great fun."
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Thorndike Pr
Published date: 1998
Size: 5.75 x 9 inches
Weight: 1.85 pounds
Publisher's Notes
Dirk Pitt's nemesis is a wealthy Chinese smuggler who has made a fortune in human slavery. Tracking his nefarious activities leads Pitt from Washington State to Louisiana, where the Chinese slaves are constructing a shipping port in the middle of nowhere. The trail Pitt follows leads to the mysterious sinking of a ship that Chiang Kai-shek filled with treasure when he fled China in 1949. As Pitt prepares for a final showdown, he finds himself face-to-face with his most formidable opponent ever.
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FLOOD TIDE
CLIVE CUSSLER
Pocket Books Inc., 1998. Mass Market Paperback. VERY-FINE. ( more information) Offered by David Harris (Canada)
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Flood Tide, A Dirk Pitt novel LARGE PRINT EDITION/COMPLETE and UNABRIDGED
Cussler, Clive
Thorndike Press; Thorndike, ME, 1998. LARGE PRINT EDITION. softcover, paperback. Good Plus reading copy condition, former library, clean text, sound binding. LARGE PRINT EDITION/COMPLETE and UNABRIDGED. We specialize in LARGE PRINT Books for Easy-on-the-Eyes Reading. 3 ISBN: 0786212705. ( more information) Offered by Snooty Literary Society (United States)
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