The Greatest Sea Survival Stories Ever Told

Being aboard a sinking ship is perhaps the most terrifying experience a human being can endure. Imagine those last peaceful moments as the vessel beneath you slides quickly into the dark waters that only moments before you had so confidently glided across.<br><br>It is as one survivor you will read about in this stunning collection recalled, “a sudden sickening sense of disaster.”<br><br>Awaiting you are starvation, thirst and unimagined weather--perhaps blistering sun or soul-crushing cold. Outside your leaking and fragile craft are circling sharks waiting to tear you to shreds. Hope will fade quickly.<br><br>Utterly absorbing and eminently entertaining, here is a collection of inspirational stories of life and death and hope—and of resilience and unimagined strength.<br><br>These stories show more than anything the indomitable spirit of sailors who scoffed at death and moved on—doing what they had to do to live.<br><br>Among the tales in this terrifying yet absorbing collection are the recollections of sailors from the USS Indianapolis who floated hopelessly as their companions were torn apart by sharks; of the crew whaleship Essex, who did the unthinkable; of small boat adventurers like Dougal Robertson, who survived for weeks on little but faith.<br><br>The Greatest Sea Survival Stories Ever Told is a tribute to incredible men and women. It is a testament to the remarkable fortitude that made them quiet heroes.