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BOON ISLAND
INCLUDING CONTEMPORARY ACCOUNTS OF THE WRECK OF THE NOTTINGHAM GALLERY |
| By: |
Kenneth Roberts, Jack Bales (Editor), Richard Warner (Editor) |
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Paperback |
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£19.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0874517443 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780874517446 |
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| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY PRESS OF NEW ENGLAND |
| Pub. date: |
1 March, 1995 |
| Pages: |
385 |
| Description: |
The complete text of Roberts' last historical novel, presented for the first time with contemporary--and conflicting--accounts of the shipwreck on which the novel was based. |
| Synopsis: |
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. 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. 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. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
University Press of New England |
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