Left for dead : shipwreck, treachery, and survival at the edge of the world
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Published
New York, NY : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2024].
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Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9781324093084
Physical Desc
xii, 296 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
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| Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Ridge - Adult | 997 DOL | Checked Out | July 9, 2024 |
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Published
New York, NY : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2024].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781324093084
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-284) and index.
Description
The true story of five castaways abandoned on the Falkland Islands during the War of 1812--a tale of treachery, shipwreck, isolation, and the desperate struggle for survival. Fraught with misunderstandings and mistrust, the incident left three British sailors and two Americans, including the captain of the sealer, Charles H. Barnard, abandoned in the barren, windswept, and inhospitable Falklands for a year and a half. With deft narrative skill and unequaled knowledge of the very pith of the seafaring life, Dolin describes in vivid and harrowing detail the increasingly desperate existence of the castaways during their eighteen-month ordeal--an all-too-common fate in the Great Age of Sail. A best-selling and award-winning maritime historian presents this true story of five castaways--three British sailors and two Americans--abandoned on the Falkland Islands for a year during the War of 1812, showing individuals in wartime under great duress acting both nobly and atrociously as they struggle to survive.
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MAY 2024
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Dolin, E. J. (2024). Left for dead: shipwreck, treachery, and survival at the edge of the world (First edition.). Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dolin, Eric Jay. 2024. Left for Dead: Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival At the Edge of the World. Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dolin, Eric Jay. Left for Dead: Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival At the Edge of the World Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Dolin, Eric Jay. Left for Dead: Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival At the Edge of the World First edition., Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, 2024.
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