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Island of the lost
shipwrecked at the edge of the world
By Druett, Joan
- ISBN
- 978-1-56512-408-0
- Publisher
- Chapel Hill, N.C. : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2007.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 2007
Adult/High School Using diaries, ship logs, and newspaper accounts, Druett re-creates the different experiences of the survivors of two wrecked vessels. In January 1864, the five-man crew of the "Grafton" left Sydney, Australia, intending to locate a source of argentiferous tin allegedly to be found on remote Campbell Island. In May 1864, the "Invercauld" left Melbourne for South America, with no passengers and a crew of 25...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
