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Shipwrecked!
Evan L. Balkan
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Description for Shipwrecked!
Paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages, B&W illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: WSSN3; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 336.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Menasha Ridge Press Inc. United States
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Birmingham, United States
ISBN
9780897326537
SKU
V9780897326537
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Ref
99-15
About Evan L. Balkan
Evan Balkan teaches writing at the Community College of Baltimore County. His fiction and nonfiction, mostly in the areas of travel and outdoor recreation, have been published throughout the United States, as well as in Canada, England, and Australia. A graduate of Towson, George Mason, and Johns Hopkins universities, he is also the author of Vanished! Explorers Forever Lost, 60 ... Read more
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