Great American Shipwreck Stories is a magnificent collection of
gripping accounts of a ship's encounter with a great whale or an
overwhelming monsoon or a disastrous passage through the Straits of
Magellan, leading to a wreck and a crew's harrowing plight for
survival on the open seas or on a desert island. Capturing all the
elements of ancient and powerful tragedy, this book is chockful of
thrilling tales of survival - as well as a frightful examination of
man's darkest impulses - which allow the reader a gruesome glimpse
behind the veil of honor and bravery that history often ascribes to
such men of the sea. These are all stories that have endured the test
of time, and have attracted discerning readers for generations.
Includes stories by Joseph Conrad, Erskine Childers, Joshua Slocum,
James Fenimore Cooper, Herman Melville, Richard Henry Dana, Edgar
Allan Poe, Richard Hakluyt, Owen Chase, and many others.
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ISBN
9781493033720
Publisert
2018
Utgiver
Vendor
Lyons Press
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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