Island of the Lost - An Extraordinary Story of Survival At the Edge of the World

Using the survivors' journals and historical records, award-winning maritime historian Druett brings an extraordinary untold story to life--a story about leadership and the fine line between order and chaos.haos.

About the author

Joan Druett is a maritime historian and the award-winning author of several books, including Petticoat Whalers, She Was a Sister Sailor, Hen Frigates, Tupaia, and The Discovery of Tahiti. Her interest in maritime history began in 1984, when she discovered the grave of a young American whaling wife while exploring the tropical island of Rarotonga; she subsequently received a Fulbright fellowship to study whaling wives in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and California. Her ground-breaking work in the field of seafaring women was also recognized with a L. Byrne Waterman Award. She is married to Ron Druett, a maritime artist.

Summary

Auckland Island is a godforsaken place in the middle of the Southern Ocean, 285 miles south of New Zealand. With year-round freezing rain and howling winds, it is one of the most forbidding places in the world. To be shipwrecked there means almost certain death.

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“One of the finest survival stories I've read.” —Seattle Times

“If the southern part of Auckland Island is all Robinson Crusoe, the northern part is more Lord of the Flies . . . Druett is an able and thorough guide . . . [She] shows that real leadership is rare and powerful.” —The New York Times Book Review

“Druett’s well-researched account earns its place in any good collection of survival literature.” —Entertainment Weekly

“Those yearning for a classic man vs. nature, triumph-over-terrible-odds story, get ready to set sail.” —Paste

“Swashbuckling maritime history reanimated by a noted naval enthusiast . . . Druett excels at recreating the men’s struggles and desperation (tempered by boundless hope).” —Kirkus Reviews

“This is a fine addition to the genre of survival tales like Endurance or In the Heart of the Sea.” —Publishers Weekly

Product details

• Authors: Joan Druett, Druett Joan
• Publisher: Workman Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.08.2019
• EAN: 9781616209704
• ISBN: 978-1-61620-970-4
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Ships; Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century, TRANSPORTATION / Ships & Shipbuilding / General, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, General & world history, History: earliest times to present day, General and world history, Ships and boats: general interest, Ships & boats: general interest, Oceania, Shipbuilding technology, engineering & trades, Shipbuilding technology, engineering and trades