Sea of Glory

Sea of Glory
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Sea of Glory: A Novel Based on the True WWII Story of the Four Chaplains and the U.S.A.T. Dorchester

Description of Sea of Glory:

During the heart of World War II, four military chaplains boarded the legendary U.S. Army Transport ship Dorchester with the daunting task of taking care of the 902 passengers aboard. These very different four men would demonstrate to the world they shared an uncommon faith and valor. George Lansing Fox, a Methodist minister, Alexander D. Goode, a Rabbi, Clark V. Poling, a Dutch Reformed minister, and John P. Washington, a Catholic priest, work day by day to make life aboard the Dorchester bearable as they sail for Greenland. On February 3, 1943, a German submarine ends their journey. This historical novel captures the feel of America in the middle of the war, when the tide was clearly turning our way. Aboard the Dorchester is a cast of characters whose lives are changed forever by their encounters with the chaplains, including the men whose lives are saved by the chaplains’ heroic act.

Information on Sea of Glory from the publisher:

"A historical novel based on an actual event aboard the U. S. ArmyTransport, Dorchester, during World War II, portraying four chaplains --Methodist minister George Fox, Rabbi Alexander Goode, Dutch Reformed pastorClark Poling, & Catholic priest John Washington -- who gave up their livesat sea to save the lives of others. Author Biographies: Ken Wales has had a long and successful career in filmsand television. His acclaimed accomplishments include the film The TamarindSeed, and the award winning miniseries John Steinbeck's East of Eden andThe Return of the Pink Panther. His passion and vision brought CatherineMarshall's acclaimed Christy to CBS television. David Poling is a fifth generation Presbyterian Pastor and the author ofThe Last Years Of The Church, To Be Born Again, and Schweitzer. "

About Ken Wales:

Ken Wales has enjoyed a long and successful career in film and television. His acclaimed accomplishments include the film The Tamarind Seed, and the award-winning miniseries John Steinbeck's East of Eden. His passion and vision brought Catherine Marshall's acclaimed Christy series to CBS Television. Ken is a professor and mentor at his alma mater, The University of Southern California, School of Cinema. He and his wife live in Pacific Palisades, California. David Poling is the first cousin of one of the four chaplains, Clark V. Poling. He is the past president of Christian Herald Publishing Company, and currently is serving as vice president for Americana Publishing, Inc. He and his wife currently reside in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Description of Ken Wales, author of Sea of Glory:

Winner of the 2002 Gold Angel AwardIn the earlymorning hours of February 3, 1943, the American troop ship Dorchester is torpedoed by a German submarine en route to a top secret radar installation in Greenland. The four Army chaplains on board could scarcely be more different from each other: Methodist pastor and World War II veteran George Fox; intellectual and athletic Rabbi Alex Goode; scholar, poet, and Dutch Reformed minister Clark Polin; baseball fan and "regular guy" Father John Washington. Yet in the terror and confusion following the attack by a deadly U-boat wolfpack, the chaplains unite in a final, triumphant sacrifice that transforms the life of every survivor who sees it - and inspires Sargeant Wesley Adams to exchange the bitterness of the past for the promise of the future. Sea of Glory is a novel based on the true World War II story of the four chaplains and the U.S.A.T. Dorchester.