Nonfiction books about shipwrecks and survival.
created by j.bateman
last updated June, 2026
The Ice Master: The Doomed 1913 Voyage of the Karluk
Jennifer Niven
The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
Sebastian Junger
Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica's Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night
Julian Sancton
Frozen in Time: The Fate of the Franklin Expedition
Owen Beattie
Wreck Of The Medusa: Mutiny, Murder, and Survival on the High Seas
Alexander McKee
The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
Hampton Sides
Deadliest Sea: The Untold Story Behind the Greatest Rescue in Coast Guard History
Kalee Thompson
In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors
Doug Stanton
The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald
John U. Bacon
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
Erik Larson
Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea
Gary Kinder
Batavia's Graveyard: The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led History's Bloodiest Mutiny
Mike Dash
Ghost Ship: The Mysterious True Story of the Mary Celeste and Her Missing Crew
Brian Hicks
On a Sea of Glass: The Life & Loss of the RMS Titanic
Tad Fitch
A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck
Sophie Elmhirst
In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
Nathaniel Philbrick
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
Alfred Lansing
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
David Grann
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