Bibliograph

Island of the lost, an extraordinary story of survival at the edge of the world, Joan Druett

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Island of the lost, an extraordinary story of survival at the edge of the world, Joan Druett

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

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maps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Island of the lost

Oclc number

1110729917

Responsibility statement

Joan Druett

Sub title

an extraordinary story of survival at the edge of the world

Summary

The true story of two similar shipwreck tragedies off Auckland Island in 1864 that have drastically different outcomes. Award-winning maritime historian Druett tells a gripping cautionary tale about leadership, endurance, human ingenuity, and the tenuous line between order and chaos

Table Of Contents

A Sturdy Vessel -- Open Sea -- The Islands -- Wrecked -- Shelter -- Prey -- The Cabin -- Democracy -- Routine -- Dire Necessity -- The Jaws of Hell -- Privation -- The Hunt -- Equinox -- Summer -- Raynal's Forge -- Boats -- Escape -- Deliverance -- A Sentiment of Humanity -- Rescue -- Reunion -- Answers -- Aftermath

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