Desperate Journeys, Abandoned Souls, Edward E. Leslie
Desperate Journeys, Abandoned Souls, Edward E. Leslie
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Desperate Journeys, Abandoned Souls
True Stories of Castaways and Other Survivors

Author: Edward E. Leslie

Narrator: Patrick Cullen

Unabridged: 21 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2007

Synopsis

From Robinson Crusoe and The Swiss Family Robinson to Alive! and Adrift, tales of survival have always captivated readers. This powerful collection chronicles the remarkable true stories of reallife maroons, castaways, and other survivors as they struggle to endure against insurmountable odds. From the 1500s to the present, in the most isolated and unforgiving terrains imaginable, they faced shipwrecks and plane crashes, crossed vast deserts and icy Poles, and struggled against avalanches, tornadoes, and earthquakes. Here are their moral dilemmas, their personalities, and their influence on society, literature, and art. Desperate Journeys, Abandoned Souls is an unforgettable exploration of a subject of perennial fascination.

About Edward E. Leslie

Edward E. Leslie is the author of The Devil Knows How To Ride, the biography of the Civil War Confederate guerrilla William Clarke Quantrill, and the internationally acclaimed Desperate Journeys, Abandoned Souls. He lives in Massillon, Ohio.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Todd

As you may have surmised from the subtitle Desperate Journeys, Abandoned Souls is a compendium of stories of unfortunates who were stranded in remote locations around the globe. In case you were under the illusion that being marooned was in any way similar to events portrayed in Gilligan’s Island, t......more

Goodreads review by Mitch

I'm not a fan particularly of survival stories; I've never read a book solely devoted to that subject before. When I saw this one, I thought- well, why not? It might be interesting. I was surprised how much I got involved in all the various narratives about people who survived (and many who did not)......more

Goodreads review by Mauro

This book was recommended to me by a friend based on a brief conversation about survival. It's always iffy when someone you know recommends a book for you to read because you don't know their taste in books. But I do like and trust this friend well enough so I bought it. It was definitely an interest......more

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