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Survive: Stories of Castaways and Cannibals
Survive Stories of Castaways and Cannibals Author:Nate Hardcastle (Editor), Clint Willis (Editor) Survive brings together 16 stories about people who find themselves stuck in survival situations in lifeboats, mountains, desert islands, jungles and the arctic. Most of the stories are about ordinary people who must perform heroically to survive -- and some of them are forced to break our greatest taboo to stay alive. The narratives that have e... more »merged are dramatic and compelling, involving issues of physical, moral, and emotional courage.
Survive features standout writing from Steven Callahan (Adrift), Leonard F. Clark (The Rivers Ran East), Lennard Bickel (Shackleton's Forgotten Men), Virginia Reed Murphy (Across the Plains in the Donner Party), Jack London (The Whale Tooth), Herman Melville (Typee), and even Patrick O'Brian (The Nutmeg of Consolation). Includes 17 black-and-white photographs.« less