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A Furnace Afloat: The Wreck of the Hornet and the Harrowing 4,300-Mile Voyage of Its Survivors
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Hardcover
Book cover for 9780743230377
 
from Free Pr (October 1, 2003)
9780743230377 | details & prices | 288 pages | 5.75 × 9.25 × 0.75 in. | 1.00 lbs | List price $25.00
About: Traces the story of an 1866 American clipper ship that accidentally caught on fire and sank, stranding its crew on three small life boats for more than six weeks with limited resources, —before they resorted to cannibalism and eventually reached Hawaii.