Nelson Simon

Nelson Simon

Nelson Simon is a writer and performer. In 2006 he led a team of interviewers and facilitators from StoryCorps, the national oral history project, to New Orleans to chronicle the life of the city in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. In 2016 he created The Accidental Sailor, the storytelling performance on which this book is based. He lives in Brooklyn.

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Soul of the Hurricane
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Soul of the Hurricane
  • By: Nelson Simon
  • Narrator: Nelson Simon
  • Length: 8 hours 45 minutes
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publish date: January 01, 2022
  • Language: English
The harrowing true story of an inexperienced crew member on a ship that sailed into the perfect storm. Nelson Simon didn’t want to sign up as a last-minute crew member to transport a Norwegian schooner from Brooklyn to Bermuda. But one thing... Read more

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