Five Against the Sea : True Story of Courage and Survival

by Ron Arias

Paper Book, 1990

Status

Available

Call number

910.4

Tags

Survival- Sea

Genres

Collection

Adventures, Explorations, Expeditions, Survival

Publication

VIKING (1990), 240 pages

Description

An account of the five-month nightmare of five Costa Rican fishermen, who survived against almost insurmountable odds and were rescued at sea after a journey of 4,500 miles.

Subjects

Cairo (Boat)
Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc

Language

English

Original language

English

Physical description

240 p.; 8.74 inches

ISBN

0670830925 / 9780670830923

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