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Condition: Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including ... Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab

ISBN: 9780874517446

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

Item Length: 8.5in

Publisher: University Press of New England

Publication Year: 1995

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Item Height: 1.2in

Author: Kenneth Roberts

Features: Revised

Genre: Fiction

Topic: General, Sea Stories, Historical

Item Width: 5.5in

Item Weight: 18.4 Oz

Number of Pages: 386 Pages

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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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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

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"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

1995

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9543-000292

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Trade

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Yes

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