Desperate Journeys, Abandoned Souls: True Stories of Castaways and Other SurvivorsHoughton Mifflin Harcourt, 1988 - 586 páginas Authentic accounts of survivors from the 1500s to the present show penetrating explorations of the moral dilemmas they faced, the personalities of those who survive in desperate situations, and the influence of survivors on society. 50 photos and drawings. |
Índice
His Hair Was Weedy and His Beard Was Long | 9 |
Among the Cruelest Savages | 21 |
To Live Upon This Barren Shore | 36 |
A Singular Naval Man 47 | 47 |
On a Piece of Stone 61 19 | 61 |
The Occupation of Mischief | 86 |
Heavens Gracious Justice III | 111 |
A Country Peopled with Christians 123 238 | 123 |
The Weaning from All Vain Enjoyment | 218 |
The Cruel Death I Did Sustain | 230 |
The Headhunters Casket | 242 |
PART III LORDS OF THE FOWL AND THE BRUTE | 263 |
A Certain Illusion a Trick of Light | 292 |
Maine Tarzan | 324 |
The Sands Glorious Prisoner | 349 |
THE CHARMS OF SOLITUDE | 377 |
The Calming Effect of Rum and True Religion | 133 |
The Utility of a Fashionable Hat | 160 |
The Pleasure of God | 175 |
The Carpenters Remains | 182 |
The Ownership of a Plank | 200 |
Annotations | 537 |
569 | |
Acknowledgments | 581 |
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Desperate Journeys, Abandoned Souls: True Stories of Castaways and Other ... Edward E. Leslie Visualização de excertos - 1988 |
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