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| Desperate Journeys, Abandoned Souls: True Stories of Castaways and Other Survivors
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Edition: 1
Author: Edward E. Leslie
Publisher: Mariner Books
Release Date: 1998-03-15
ISBN-10: 0395911508
ISBN-13: 0046442911504
List Price: $16.00
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Here are the most remarkable stories imaginable of maroons, castaways, and other survivors from the 1500s to the present - their moral dilemmas, their personalities, and their influence on society, literature, and art.
Well done
| Customer Rating: | | I've just published a book on shipwrecks through the Menasha Ridge Press and leaned a bit on Leslie's book while I was writing mine. Going through my own research (exhausting, if not exhaustive), I can attest to how thorough a job Leslie has done here. This is a great one - expertly researched and beautifully written. I recommend it highly. |
Good Bedside Reading
| Customer Rating:  | I quite enjoyed "Desperate Journeys, Abandoned Souls". Leslie obviously did extensive research on his subject, and his thoroughness pays off. Many of the stories are at least vaguely familiar to most, like the real Robinson Crusoe named Alexander Selkirk, and a host of others who shipwrecked, crashed, exiled or simply became lost. Amongst my favorites was the story of Hugh Glass who was vicously mauled by a Grizzly on the American Plains in 1823 and left to die by members of his expedition. Facing incredible odds, not only of surviving the wounds, but also battling starvation, the elements and furocious Indians over huge expenses of land and time to face again those who abandoned him.
The only minor criticism I have is that it tends to be too thorough,and after a few dozen early shipwreck stories you feel relieved when a modern airplane crash changes the pace. All in all, a well written and interesting book. |
great compilation
| Customer Rating: | | Every story got better than the last. I was a little skeptical of a compilation book of survival stories, but this was very well written. A great collection of true survival stories. |
Too academic
| Customer Rating: | | This book dissapointed me in so far as I thought it was too academically written. It failed to capture my imagination. |
Thank you, Mr. Leslie.
| Customer Rating: | | I have often wanted to write a thank you note to Mr. Leslie for this wonderful book. It is a touchstone for me. I re-read it once in a while to remind myself of the strength of the human spirit, the determination of character and the resourcefulness of our species. It also gives you something to think about when you think YOU are having problems! I appreciate that Mr. Leslie never assigns any of the successful survivals to the intervention of a devine being. To the contrary, scoundrals seem to fair better at the survival game than those who believe they have somewhere better to go. Certainly a keen interest in your own best interests and a refusal to give up on yourself is a factor in most of these stories. In short, this book is a guide book on survival for anyone who is mortal. Add to all this the fact that Mr. Leslie is a very talented writer and researcher, and you have a book that is a great read and refreshing to your soul. Thanks, Mr. Leslie. |
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