Boon Island Including Contemporary Accounts of the Wreck of the Nottingham Galley
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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.
Book information
ISBN: | 9780874517446 |
Publisher: | University Press of New England |
Imprint: | University Press of New England |
Pub date: | 15 May 2024 |
DEWEY: | 813.52 |
DEWEY edition: | 20 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 373 |
Weight: | 544g |
Height: | 216mm |
Width: | 140mm |
Spine width: | 28mm |