| Description |
xii, 373 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Preface / Richard Warner -- Going to the Sources for Historical and Literary Explanation / Philip N. Cronenwett -- Pt. I. The Wreck of the Nottingham Galley. Captain John Deane and the Wreck of the Nottingham Galley / Richard Warner. The Jasper Deane Account (1711). The Langman Account (1711). The John Deane Account (Revis'd) (1726) -- Pt. II. Kenneth Roberts and Boon Island. Kenneth Roberts and Boon Island: A Study of Historical and Literary Perception / Jack Bales -- Boon Island / Kenneth Roberts. |
| Summary |
This classic tale of shipwreck and survival is reprinted in a new edition, with essays that provide a historical perspective and trace the sources from which Kenneth Roberts (1885-1957) drew his tale. A native Mainer, Roberts, whose historical novels include Northwest Passage and Arundel, was intrigued by the story of the December 1710 wreck of the Nottingham. After running aground a dozen miles offshore, the ship broke up, stranding her crew with minimal tools, scant shelter, and a few pieces of cheese. |
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The men survived nearly a month of screeching gales, sub-freezing temperatures, and driving snowstorms. During their ordeal they resorted to cannibalism and were finally rescued after one of them made it ashore on a crude raft. Included here are contemporary accounts from crew members, offering dramatically different versions of the true-life traumatic event and a fascinating counterpoint to Roberts' fictionalized version. |
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A bestseller when published in 1956, Boon Island is a story of the ways that crisis can inspire the best - and worst - in human nature. |
| Subject |
Shipwrecks -- Maine -- Boon Island -- History -- 18th century -- Fiction.
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Shipwreck survival -- Fiction.
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Nottingham Galley (Merchant ship) -- Fiction.
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Boon Island (Me.) -- Fiction.
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| Added Author |
Bales, Jack.
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Warner, Richard H. (Richard Hyde), 1936-
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| ISBN |
0874517443 pa alkaline paper |
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9780874517446 pa alkaline paper |
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