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Island of the Lost: Shipwrecked At The Edge Of The World
by Druett, Joan
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1565124081
- ISBN 13
- 9781565124080
- Seller
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New Castle, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Algonquin, 2007. Softcover. Very Good. 8x5x0. The Book is in Very Good+ condition. In 1864 Captain Thomas Musgrave and his crew of four aboard the schooner Grafton wreck on the southern end of the island. Utterly alone in a dense coastal forest, plagued by stinging blowflies and relentless rain, Captain Musgraveârather than succumb to this dismal fateâinspires his men to take action. With barely more than their bare hands, they build a cabin and, remarkably, a forge, where they manufacture their tools. Under Musgrave's leadership, they band together and remain civilized through even the darkest and most terrifying days.Incredibly, at the same time on the opposite end of the islandâtwenty miles of impassable cliffs and chasms awayâthe Invercauld wrecks during a horrible storm. Nineteen men stagger ashore. Unlike Captain Musgrave, the captain of the Invercauld falls apart given the same dismal circumstances. His men fight and split up; some die of starvation, others turn to cannibalism. Only three survive. Musgrave and all of his men not only endure for nearly two years, they also plan their own astonishing escape, setting off on one of the most courageous sea voyages in history.Using the survivors' journals and historical records, award-winning maritime historian Joan Druett brings this extraordinary untold story to life, a story about leadership and the fine line between order and chaos.
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- Bookseller
- Michael Patrick McCarty, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU2020021667
- Title
- Island of the Lost: Shipwrecked At The Edge Of The World
- Author
- Druett, Joan
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1565124081
- ISBN 13
- 9781565124080
- Publisher
- Algonquin
- Place of Publication
- Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 2007
- Size
- 8x5x0
- X weight
- 14 oz
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