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Boon Island: Including Contemporary Accounts of the Wreck of the *Nottingham Galley* by Roberts, Kenneth Lewis, 1885-1957; Bales, Jack; Warner, Richard H. (Richard Hyde), 1936- is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Boon Island: Including Contemporary Accounts of the Wreck of the *Nottingham Galley* about?

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.

Who reads Boon Island: Including Contemporary Accounts of the Wreck of the *Nottingham Galley*?

Author

Roberts, Kenneth Lewis, 1885-1957; Bales, Jack; Warner, Richard H. (Richard Hyde), 1936-

Publisher

University Press of New England; UPNE

Published

1996

Language

EN

ISBN

9780874517446

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, History, Literary Fiction

Rating

3.79 / 5 (115 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14