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Island of the Lost

Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World
Mar 22, 2018SPPL_János rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
In 1864 two ships both wrecked on uninhabited Auckland Island, in the dismal, storm-tossed seas south of New Zealand. The two crews, who never meet, face the same forbidding environment of sheer cliffs, jagged peaks, and twisted scrub forests. However the five members of the Grafton band together, building a snug shelter and ultimately a boat to rescue themselves, while the 19 survivors of the Invercauld wreck quickly disintegrate and all but three perish. Druett's straightforward account is augmented with a very satisfactory epilogue and author's note.