Boon Island: Including Contemporary Accounts of the Wreck of the *Nottingham Galley*

Roberts, Kenneth, and Bales, Jack (Editor), and Warner, Richard, Dr. (Editor)

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Language: English

Published by University Press of New England, 1995

0874517443 / 9780874517446

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This classic tale of shipwreck and survival is reprinted in a new edition, with essays that provide a historical perspective and trace the sources from which Kenneth Roberts (1885-1957) drew his tale. A native Mainer, Roberts, whose historical novels include Northwest Passage and Arundel, was intrigued by the story of the December 1710 wreck of the Nottingham. After running aground a dozen miles offshore, the ship broke up, stranding her crew with minimal tools, scant shelter, and a few pieces of cheese. The men survived nearly a month of screeching gales, sub-freezing temperatures, and driving snowstorms. During their ordeal they resorted to cannibalism and were finally rescued after one of them made it ashore on a crude raft. Included here are contemporary accounts from crew members, offering dramatically different versions of the true-life traumatic event and a fascinating counterpoint to Roberts? fictionalized version. A bestseller when published in 1956, Boon Island is a story of the ways that crisis can inspire the best--and worst--in human nature.…

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Title
Boon Island: Including Contemporary Accounts of the Wreck of the *Nottingham Galley*
Author
Roberts, Kenneth, and Bales, Jack (Editor), and Warner, Richard, Dr. (Editor)
Publisher
University Press of New England
Publication year
1995
Condition
As New
Binding
Softcover
Language
English
ISBN 10
0874517443
ISBN 13
9780874517446
Item weight
14 ounces
Dimensions
5x1x8
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