Great Shipwrecks and Castaways: Authentic Accounts of Disasters at SeaCharles Neider This unforgettable collection of eyewitness accounts of sea-faring catastrophes describes the adventures of Alexander Selkirk, the original Robinson Crusoe; Miss Ann Saunders, a prim young lady shipwrecked in 1826 and forced to drink the blood of her own fiance; and eighteen other survivors' stories. |
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Great Shipwrecks and Castaways: Firsthand Accounts of Disasters at Sea Charles Neider No preview available - 2000 |
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