01975cam a2200325 i 4500 614562536 TxGeo 20221227120000.0 220511s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781772620788 trade pbk. 1772620785 trade pbk. TxGeo rda Richards, Lynette. Call me Bill / Lynette Richards. First edition. Wolfville, Nova Scotia : Emanata, [2022] 96 pages : chiefly illustrations, maps ; 26 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "It was April 1, 1873. In the middle of the night, Sarah Jane spotted flares off the coast of her island home. She woke her father, who quickly gathered their neighbors. Over the next several hours, rescuers pulled 429 traumatized survivors out of the wreckage of the SS Atlantic. But 535 people didn't survive, including Bill, a sailor. . . Swapping out their dress for a pair of pants, Bill had run away from New Jersey in search of adventure, anonymity, and a place in the world. Everything seemed to fall into place when they were hired to work on a cargo steamer; but it didn't take long for Bill to discover that they weren't quite as anonymous as they thought. [This book] . . . explores the history behind the worst maritime disaster of the 19th century, and uncovers the remarkable life story of a tenacious adventurer called Bill"--Provided by publisher. 20230601. Shipwreck victims United States Biography. Gender-nonconforming people United States Biography. Gender expression United States History. Merchant mariners United States Biography. Comic books, strips, etc. Graphic novel format. QS5