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Boon Island : Including Contemporary Accounts of the Wreck of the Nottingham Galley by Kenneth Roberts (1995, Trade Paperback, Revised edition)

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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.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
University Press of New England
ISBN-10
0874517443
ISBN-13
9780874517446
eBay Product ID (ePID)
828079

Product Key Features

Book Title
Boon Island : Including Contemporary Accounts of the Wreck of the *Nottingham Galley*
Author
Kenneth Roberts
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Features
Revised
Topic
General, Sea Stories, Historical
Publication Year
1995
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
386 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
18.4 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Ps3535.O176b66 1996
Edition Description
Revised Edition
Reviews
"A tale for those who love high adventure, heroism, and the triumphant grandeur of the human soul"- Baltimore Evening Sun, In the tradition of Treasure Island, Robinson Crusoe, and the Bounty trilogy . . . Once you've read this powerful story the barren rocky island will become part of your inner consciousness-you'll never forget it., "In the tradition of Treasure Island, Robinson Crusoe, and the Bounty trilogy . . . Once you've read this powerful story the barren rocky island will become part of your inner consciousness-you'll never forget it."- Saturday Review, One of those experiences in reading which . . . can never be forgotten . . . Roberts has added a dimension of his own to the theme of men against the sea., In the tradition of Treasure Island, Robinson Crusoe, and the Bounty trilogy . . . Once you've read this powerful story the barren rocky island will become part of your inner consciousness--you'll never forget it., "One of those experiences in reading which . . . can never be forgotten . . . Roberts has added a dimension of his own to the theme of men against the sea."- New York Herald Tribune
Copyright Date
1995
Lccn
9543-000292
Intended Audience
Trade
Illustrated
Yes

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Boon Island by Roberts properly covers both fact and fiction in this book
Very well written book about a subject that needs to place factual emphasis to a story that must include heresay and address delicate actions.

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