Castaway on the Auckland Isles: A Narrative of the Wreck of the ʻGrafton ̓and of the Escape of the Crew After Twenty Months' SufferingLockwood, 1866 - 174 páginas Account of shipwreck and life on the Aucklands for 20 months; journey in a Phoenix boat built from the wreckage, to Port Adventure, Stewart Island, N.Z." ... almost a classic."--Maggs. |
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