Left for Dead: Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the World

In Left for Dead, Eric Jay Dolin tells the true story of a wild and fateful encounter between an American sealing vessel, a shipwrecked British brig, and a British warship in the Falkland archipelago during the War of 1812. With deft narrative skill, Dolin vividly describes the increasingly desperate existence of castaways during their harrowing eighteen-month ordeal - an all-too-common fate in the Great Age of Sail. A tale of intriguing complexity, with surprising twists and turns throughout, Left for Dead offers a unique perspective on a pivotal era in American maritime history. --- By: Eric Jay Dolin Paperback: 320 pages Language: English 5.5 x 0.8 x 8.3 inches ISBN: 9781324096740