Adrift: Seventy-six Days Lost at SeaA NEW YORK TIMES besteller, this true story tells the riveting, first-hand account of the only man in history to have survived more than a month alone at sea, fighting for his life in an inflatable raft after his small sloop capsized only six days out. Racked by hunger, buffeted by storms, and broiled by the tropical sun, Steven Callahan drifted over eighteen hundred miles of ocean, fighting off sharks with a makeshift spear, and watching nine ships pass by without turning back. Here is a story of anguish and horror, of undying heroism, hope--and survival. |
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User Review - kslade - LibraryThingGreat true story of surviving in a tiny life raft in the Atlantic. He's almost like McGiver for using things at hand to improve his chances. Makes you appreciate life more. I was relieved when he finally made his goal. Read full review
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User Review - StevenJohnTait - LibraryThingAmazing story of survival. I don't want to be over judgemental but the guy was so selfish he wouldn't even travel home with his parents after the ordeal. He seemed really selfish after he'd hit dry ... Read full review
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| Title | Adrift: Seventy-six Days Lost at Sea |
| Author | Steven Callahan |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Random House Publishing Group, 1996 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | Jun 14, 2010 |
| ISBN | 0345410157, 9780345410153 |
| Length | 234 pages |
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