{"product_id":"island-of-the-lost-an-extraordinary-story-of-survival-at-the-edge-of-the-world-9781616209704","title":"Island of the Lost: An Extraordinary Story of Survival at the Edge of the World","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Riveting.\"\u003c\/i\u003e --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eHundreds of miles from civilization, two ships wreck on opposite ends of the same deserted island in this true story of human nature at its best--and at its worst.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It is 1864, and Captain Thomas Musgrave's schooner, the \u003ci\u003eGrafton\u003c\/i\u003e, has just wrecked on Auckland Island, a forbidding piece of land 285 miles south of New Zealand. Battered by year-round freezing rain and constant winds, it is one of the most inhospitable places on earth. To be shipwrecked there means almost certain death. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Incredibly, at the same time on the opposite end of the island, another ship runs aground during a storm. Separated by only twenty miles and the island's treacherous, impassable cliffs, the crews of the \u003ci\u003eGrafton\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eInvercauld\u003c\/i\u003e face the same fate. And yet where the \u003ci\u003eInvercauld\u003c\/i\u003e's crew turns inward on itself, fighting, starving, and even turning to cannibalism, Musgrave's crew bands together to build a cabin and a forge--and eventually, to find a way to escape. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Using the survivors' journals and historical records, award-winning maritime historian Joan Druett brings to life this extraordinary untold story about leadership and the fine line between order and chaos.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDruett, Joan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eJoan Druett\u003c\/b\u003e is a maritime historian and the award-winning author of several books, including \u003ci\u003ePetticoat Whalers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShe Was a Sister Sailor\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHen Frigates\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTupaia\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Discovery of Tahiti. \u003c\/i\u003eHer interest in maritime history began in 1984, when she discovered the grave of a young American whaling wife while exploring the tropical island of Rarotonga; she subsequently received a Fulbright fellowship to study whaling wives in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and California. Her ground-breaking work in the field of seafaring women was also recognized with a L. Byrne Waterman Award. She is married to Ron Druett, a maritime artist.","brand":"Algonquin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50610587435282,"sku":"9781616209704","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_10eba844-7fe3-4729-bbe3-5bba68a956ba.jpg?v=1732345284","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/island-of-the-lost-an-extraordinary-story-of-survival-at-the-edge-of-the-world-9781616209704","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}