Desperate Journeys, Abandoned Souls: True Stories of Castaways and Other Survivors

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1988 - 586 psl.
Authentic accounts of survivors from the 1500s to the present show penetrating explorations of the moral dilemmas they faced, the personalities of those who survive in desperate situations, and the influence of survivors on society. 50 photos and drawings.
 

Turinys

His Hair Was Weedy and His Beard Was Long
9
Among the Cruelest Savages
21
To Live Upon This Barren Shore
36
A Singular Naval Man 47
47
On a Piece of Stone 61 19
61
The Occupation of Mischief
86
Heavens Gracious Justice III
111
A Country Peopled with Christians 123 238
123
The Weaning from All Vain Enjoyment
218
The Cruel Death I Did Sustain
230
The Headhunters Casket
242
PART III LORDS OF THE FOWL AND THE BRUTE
263
A Certain Illusion a Trick of Light
292
Maine Tarzan
324
The Sands Glorious Prisoner
349
THE CHARMS OF SOLITUDE
377

The Calming Effect of Rum and True Religion
133
The Utility of a Fashionable Hat
160
The Pleasure of God
175
The Carpenters Remains
182
The Ownership of a Plank
200
Annotations
537
Bibliography
569
Acknowledgments
581
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Apie autorių (1988)

Edward E. Leslie is the author of The Devil Knows How to Ride, a biography of the Civil War raider William Quantrill. He lives in Massillion, Ohio.

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