Synopses & Reviews
To compile this extraordinarily compelling collection of eyewitness accounts of seafaring catastrophes, Charles Neider Antarctic explorer, novelist, editor, photographer, and Mark Twain scholar scoured through archives and perused journals, diaries, and letters to select the most unusual and harrowing tales.
Synopsis
This unforgettable collection of eyewitness accounts of sea-faring catastrophes describes the adventures of Alexander Selkirk, the original Robinson Crusoe; Miss Ann Saunders, a prim young lady shipwrecked in 1826 and forced to drink the blood of her own fiance; and eighteen other survivors' stories.
Synopsis
This unforgettable collection of eyewitness acoounts of see-faring catastrophes describes the adventures of Alexander Selkirk, the original Robinson Crusoe.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-238).