Shipwrecked! Deadly Adventures and Disasters at Sea

"If clinging to a sinking makeshift raft while fighting off sword wielding and delirious mutineers desperate to wrench the last cask of water from your sun-scorched hands and arms - as sharks circle in anticipation - is your armchair cup of tea, then Shipwrecked: Adventures and Disasters at Sea is your next read. An extraordinary collection of human suffering at the hands of cruel oceans, cruel captains, and cruel fate, this latest collection of impeccably researched true adventure by Evan Balkan details the astonishing facts of 14 extraordinary maritime disasters spanning the 17th through 20th centuries. Laced with detail, Balkan's seaworthy narratives redefine the limits of desperation, courage, and the human will to survive in the face of death, or worse."--BOOK JACKET.

Evan L. Balkan teaches writing and literature at the Community College of Baltimore County in Maryland.