Description: DESPERATE JOURNEYS, ABANDONED SOULS: True Stories Of Castaways and Other Survivors by Edward Leslie Foreword by Sterling Seagrave London: Macmillan, (1990). 1990 Reprint. Originally published in 1988. An excellent collection of real stories depicting human resourcefulness, courage and perseverance. Leslie offers detailed stories of castaways, marooned, shipwrecked, plane crashed, and other survivors from the 1500s to the 1980s. The author depicts their spiritual and moral dilemmas (including cannibalism choices), their personalities, the psychological effects, and their influence on society, culture, art and literature. Illustrated with numerous photographs and drawings. Fine in black cloth with titles to a gilt panel to the spine; in a price-clipped, else fine dust jacket. A handsomely produced book. A highly acclaimed work, constantly in demand in the quite elusive hardcover editions. Octavo; 586 pages, annotations; bibliography; index; and acknowledgements. FREE SHIPPING TO THE USA PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT BOOKS THANKS!
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
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Country of Manufacture: United States
Year Printed: 1990
Topic: Survival, Sea, Ships, Crashes, Castaways
Binding: Hardcover in dust jacket
Author: Edward Leslie
Subject: Exploration & Travel
Original/Facsimile: Original
Publisher: Macmillan
Place of Publication: London
Special Attributes: Dust Jacket, Illustrated
