438 Days : : an Extraordinary True Story of Survival at sea

Locations
Call Number: 910.916 Fr, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Travel / Essays & Travelogues / Franklin, Jonathan
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Pittsfield Branch

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Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	910.916 Fr	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Pittsfield Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Nonfiction / Travel / Essays & Travelogues / Franklin, Jonathan	4-week checkout	On Shelf

The sharkers -- A stormy tribe -- Ambushed at sea -- Search and no rescue -- Adrift -- Hunter gatherers -- A fight for life -- Swimming with sharks -- Encounters with a whale -- The birdman -- A year at sea -- Another slow death -- The rooster -- Who is this wildman? -- Found but lost -- Attacked by cockroaches -- Call of the sea -- Epilogue: A journey of dignity.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

How *could* a person survive drifting in a little boat for 438 days? This book tells you. submitted by valeriemates on June 19, 2020, 11:05pm The first few chapters of this book were slow going. But then the main character ended up unexpectedly stuck in a little boat for 438 days, while the boat slowly drifted across an entire ocean. I was fiercely curious about how anybody could survive that, so I was fascinated to read about how he did it. The book does a lovely job of explaining how he handled the challenges of getting food and water, having no exercise or company, through wild storms and beating sun. It also talks about what his life has been like in the years after surviving that ordeal.

Anyway, if you have ever wondered how a person could survive for 438 days drifting at sea, this book will tell you!