{"product_id":"9780874517446","title":"Boon Island: Including Contemporary Accounts of the Wreck of the Nottingham Galley","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis classic tale of shipwreck and survival is reprinted in a new edition, with essays that provide a historical perspective and trace the sources from which Kenneth Roberts (1885-1957) drew his tale. A native Mainer, Roberts, whose historical novels include Northwest Passage and Arundel, was intrigued by the story of the December 1710 wreck of the Nottingham. After running aground a dozen miles offshore, the ship broke up, stranding her crew with minimal tools, scant shelter, and a few pieces of cheese. The men survived nearly a month of screeching gales, sub-freezing temperatures, and driving snowstorms. During their ordeal they resorted to cannibalism and were finally rescued after one of them made it ashore on a crude raft. Included here are contemporary accounts from crew members, offering dramatically different versions of the true-life traumatic event and a fascinating counterpoint to Roberts’ fictionalized version. A bestseller when published in 1956, Boon Island is a story of the ways that crisis can inspire the best—and worst—in human nature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University Press of New England","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47012381098224,"sku":"9780874517446","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780874517446_p0.jpg?v=1763842002","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780874517446","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}