{"product_id":"lady-castaways-paperback","title":"Lady Castaways - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoan Druett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was not just the men who lived on the brink of peril under sail at sea. Lucretia Jansz, who was enslaved as a concubine in 1629, was just one woman who endured a castaway experience. Award-winning historian Joan Druett (\u003cem\u003eIsland of the Lost, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eTupaia, The Discovery of Tahiti\u003c\/em\u003e) relates the stories of women who survived remarkable challenges, from heroines like Mary-Ann Jewell, the 'governness' of a sub-Antarctic island, to Millie Jenkins, whose ship was sunk by a whale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMORE TALES OF SHIPWRECK AND SURVIVAL FROM THE AUTHOR OF \u003cem\u003eISLAND OF THE LOST\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eIsland of the Lost.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A riveting study of the extremes of human nature and the effects of good (and bad) leadership.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e --FLORENCE WILLIAMS, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Depicted with consistent brio, stormy seas become epic events.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e --\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The finest survival stories combine struggle and endurance with an intellectual puzzle. Cast onto a wild island, what would one do? ... This is one of the finest survival stories I've read.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e --BRUCE RAMSEY, \u003cem\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Druett's well-researched account earns its place in any good collection of survival iterature.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e --WOOK KIM, \u003cem\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 238\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 02, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42721646182463,"sku":"9780995130968","price":17.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d76deedba787d9bd951d2698ca810be8.webp?v=1765093095","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/lady-castaways-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}