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A furnace afloat : the wreck of the Hornet and the harrowing 4,300-mile voyage of its survivors / Joe Jackson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jackson, Joe, 1955-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hornet (Clipper-ship).
- Shipwrecks--Pacific Ocean.
- Shipwrecks.
- Pacific Ocean.
- Survival.
- Shipwreck survival.
- Survival at sea.
- Airplane crash survival.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 269 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Free Press, [2003]
- Summary:
- The saga of the "Hornet" is one such disaster wherein the survivors struggled for life for six weeks and drifted 4,300 miles. Drawn from extensive primary sources, Jackson has created a gripping narrative of the horrors and triumphs of men against the sea.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-258) and index.
- ISBN:
- 074323037X
- OCLC:
- 52271588
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