Shipwrecked!

Deadly Adventures and Disasters at Sea

By: Evan L. Balkan

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Paperback | 28 July 2008

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For readers who relish the image of clinging to a sinking makeshift raft while fighting off sword-wielding and delirious mutineers wrenching the last cask of water from a sailor's sun-scorched hands (while sharks circle in famished anticipation), Shipwrecked! Adventures and Disasters at Sea is an irresistible read. A heady voyage through human suffering at the hands of unforgiving oceans, cruel captains, and implacable fate, this latest collection of Evan Balkan's impeccably researched true adventures details 14 major maritime disasters. Included are such legendary stories as the 1629 maiden voyage of the Batavia that ended in mutiny and murder, and the dramatic destruction of the majestic three-masted barquentine Endurance in ice-clogged Antarctic waters in 1912. A vast spectrum of human emotion and activity is featured in these exciting profiles, from deadly incompetence and brutish cannibalism to surprising self-sacrifice and quiet heroism.

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Non-Fiction Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning Geography Geographical Discovery & Exploration Sports & Recreation Water Sports & Recreations Boating Sailing Society & Culture Social Issues & Processes Social Impact of Disasters / Accidents (Natural or Man-Made)Travel & Holidays

Travel Guides Adventure Holidays

"The Custom of the Sea": Cannibalism
Peggy (1765-66)	p. 2
Essex (1819-20)	p. 10
Mignonette (1884)	p. 22
Conflicting Accounts
Nottingham Galley (1710-11)	p. 34
Francis Mary (1826)	p. 43
Stirling Castle (1836)	p. 50
Incompetence, Disorder, and Evil
Batavia (1628-29)	p. 68
Medusa (1816)	p. 79
Karluk (1913-14)	p. 91
On Foreign Shores
Degrave (1701)	p. 108
Grosvenor (1782)	p. 116
Commerce (1815)	p. 127
Extraordinary Survival
Masters of all They Survey - Castaways: De Serrano (1540-47), Selkirk (1704-09), and Ashton (1723-25)	p. 142
Four Russians at Spitsbergen (1743-49)	p. 152
Endurance (1915-16)	p. 162
Bibliography	p. 173
Index	p. 178
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Deadly Adventures and Disasters at Sea

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