A gripping and inspiring read, this is a facsimile of Franois Raynal's classic 1870s account of shipwreck in the Southern Ocean. Raynal and the crew of the "Grafton survive eighteen months as castaways, often in arctic conditions. A real-life "Robinson Crusoe, this is a fascinating story of ingenuity and determination. Includes 70 illustration and 40 pages of new appendices on the Southern Ocean and Raynal's influence on Jules Verne.
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A gripping and inspiring read, this is a facsimile of Franois Raynal's classic 1870s account of shipwreck in the Southern Ocean. Raynal and the crew of the "Grafton survive eighteen months as castaways, often in arctic conditions. A real-life "Robinson Crusoe, this is a fascinating story of ingenuity and determination. Includes 70 illustration and 40 pages of new appendices on the Southern Ocean and Raynal's influence on Jules Verne.
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