When Callahan's small sloop sank west of the Canary Islands, he found himself adrift in the Atlantic in a five-foot raft, with only enough food and water for 18 days. For 76 days he drifted 1800 miles, the only man in history to survive more than a month alone at sea in an inflatable raft.
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When Callahan's small sloop sank west of the Canary Islands, he found himself adrift in the Atlantic in a five-foot raft, with only enough food and water for 18 days. For 76 days he drifted 1800 miles, the only man in history to survive more than a month alone at sea in an inflatable raft.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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Good. No Dj. Book Octavo, hardcover, good in beige cloth and orange boards. No dj. Map endpapers. A remarkable tale of survival at sea; after his sloop sank west of the Canary Islands the author drifted 1800 miles is a 5-1/2 foot life raft, eventually finding his way to rescue in the Caribbean. A classic of high seas adventure and survival. 234 pp. Map endpapers.
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Very Good in Good jacket. Size: 8x5x0; Dust jacket worn with some creases, edge tears and chips. Gift inscription inked inside front cover. Otherwise clean and intact throughout. Please see image. 234 pages.
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Very Good. Size: 9x6x1; Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Jacket clipped. Blind stamp and markings on front end page, else unmarked.
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Very Good in Good jacket. Book Octavo, hardcover, VG in good, lightly worn blue pictorial dj. A remarkable tale of survival at sea; after his sloop sank west of the Canary Islands the author drifted 1800 miles is a 5-1/2 foot life raft, eventually finding his way to rescue in the Caribbean. A classic of high seas adventure and survival. 234 pp. Map endpapers.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($15.95 price intact). Published by Houghton Mifflin, 1986. Octavo. White cloth over orange boards stamped in blue with cartographic endpapers. Book is very good; with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Spotting to page ends. Dust jacket is very good with shelf wear, light spotting, and sticker residue on bottom left flap. Small tears on top of spine. Book placed in custom acetate protector. 234 pages. ISBN: 0395382068. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. Message us if you have books to sell!
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Fair. May contain writing notes highlighting bends or folds. Text is readable book is clean and pages and cover mostly intact. May show normal wear and tear. Item may be missing CD. May include library marks.
This guy reminds me of the current Remas, and his attempt to circumnavigate the world on a j24 with no instruments no motor no sails except for a jib. Today he is in the middle of the pacific ocean almost out of food and water. 76 day's has a captain better equipped than /remas is but just as inept.. Its a wonder either survived.
yuktimon
Jun 7, 2007
Wow! What a story!
It's hard to imagine anyone not enjoying this adventure/character study of a man set adrift in his little rubber life raft after the sinking of his boat out in the middle of the nowhere. It's one of those page turner type books where you can't wait to hear what happens next. If you need to get a good nights rest, don't start this book late in the evening! The book offers much more than a survival story. It takes you into the inner reaches of the human mind and emotions. It helps one to appriciate the relative calm of our circumstances by comparison. For example, I learned to really appriciate the value of rain/water after reading how precious it is when you are faced with not having it. Everyone I've lent this book to has enjoyed and benefited from it's reading. It has the power to change the way you look at the world both within and without. Why they haven't made it into a movie is beyond me. A must read! Highly recommended!