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Shipwrecks

Nonfiction books about shipwrecks and survival.

Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica's Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night

The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook

Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania

In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors

Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica's Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night

The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook

best of exploration

books i consider the best of polar/maritime/mountaineering/general outdoors nonfiction

The Lost Men: The Harrowing Saga of Shackleton's Ross Sea Party

Weird and Tragic Shores: The Story of Charles Francis Hall, Explorer

Into the Wild

Terra Antarctica: Looking into the Emptiest Continent

The Lost Men: The Harrowing Saga of Shackleton's Ross Sea Party

Weird and Tragic Shores: The Story of Charles Francis Hall, Explorer

I'm on a Boat (uh oh)

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Nonfiction books about maritime misadventures

The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder

Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea

Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History

The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder

Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

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