Island of the Lost : Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World (Paperback)

from bness2

If you like true adventure stories that are well researched, this is a great read. It follows the stories of two shipwrecks that happened within six months of each other on a remote group of sub-antarctic islands SE of New Zealand. Although both groups wrecked on the same island, because of the i...

from japaul22

I love survival stories and this was a great one. This details the experience of survivors of a shipwreck at the Auckland Islands, 235 miles south of New Zealand. The harsh weather and limited food resources make survival on the Islands very difficult. Druett focuses on one wreck of the ship Graf...

from fiverivers

Joan Druett's Island of the Lost is an impeccably researched, well-written, well-presented history of two concurrent wrecks on the Auckland Islands in the late 19th century. Her easy style balances journalistic integrity with the need to captivate the reader, and holds you from the first paragrap...

from Rockhead515

Amazing story of two shipwrecks on the same island around the same time and how each took care of themselves. The only downside was the assumption the reader knew all about sailing with lots of jargon unfamiliar to non-sailors.

from csayban

"Hundreds of miles from civilization, two ships wreck on opposite ends of the same deserted island in this true story of human nature at its best - and its worst. Auckland Island is a godforsaken place in the middle of the Southern Ocean, 285 miles south of New Zealand. With year-round freezing r...