Dewey Edition20
ReviewsLeslie creates a keen psychological study as well as a paean to the courage, resourcefulness, and perseverance of the human body and mind, "Leslie creates a keen psychological study as well as a paean to the courage, resourcefulness, and perseverance of the human body and mind" Publishers Weekly
SynopsisHere are the most remarkable stories imaginable of maroons, castaways, and other survivors from the 1500s to the present - their moral dilemmas, their personalities, and their influence on society, literature, and art., Explores the lives of survivors who were shipwrecked, banished, or abandoned during the past several centuries.