Survive: Stories of Castaways and Cannibals (Adrenaline)

Synopsis

survive Brings Together 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 Emerged Are Dramatic And Compelling, Involving Issues Of Physical, Moral, And Emotional Courage. Survive Features Standout Writing From Steven Callahan (adrift), Leonard 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). Like Other Adrenaline Titles, This One Continues To Tap One Of Our Greatest Literary Resources: Exceptional Human Beings In Extreme Circumstances. 17 Black-and-white Photographs Accompany The Gripping Adventure Stories.

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cannibalism Is Not A Topic For Everyone, But It Is A Major Focus Of This Collection Of Stories Both Fiction And Nonfiction. They All Deal With Survival In Some Way, And The Survivors Often Had To Resort To Cannibalism. The Stories Cover The Donner Party And Robinson Crusoe (among The More Well Known) And Also Survivors Of Sea Journeys And Treks Through Unfriendly Lands. The Authors Include Jack London, Mark Twain And Patrick O'brien. As With Any Collection, Some Stories Are Riveting While Others Are Merely Gruesome. Proceed With Caution. (adrenaline Books). Kliatt Codes: Sa Recommended For Senior High School Students, Advanced Students, And Adults. 2001, Avalon, Thunder's Mouth, Dist. By Publishers Group West, 302p. Illus. Bibliog., Holab-abelman