Castaway: Disappointment Island, 1907 (My New Zealand Story)
Author(s): Bill O'Brien
Samuel, the keeper of this diary, is 13 when he signs on as a cabin boy aboard a vessel bound for Sydney. The barque Dundonald founders and sinks off Disappointment Island (part of the Auckland Islands group) in the ocean south of New Zealand on 6 March 1907. Fifteen survivors endure a harsh winter on this remote island until their rescue in late November that year. Samuel Clark is a fictional character, however the other survivors are all based on the real people. Previously published as Castaway : The Diary of Samuel Abraham Clark (My Story series).
General Information
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- : Scholastic New Zealand Limited
- : Scholastic New Zealand
- : 198x128mm
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Bill O'Brien
- : NE
- : 208pp