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Boon Island (Fawcett world library) by Kenneth Lewis Roberts and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at www.doorway.ru Boon Island: Including Contemporary Accounts of the Wreck of the *Nottingham Galley*. This classic tale of shipwreck and survival is reprinted in a new edition, with essays that provide a historical perspective and trace the sources from which Kenneth Roberts () drew his tale. A native Mainer, Roberts, whose historical novels include Northwest Passage and Arundel, was intrigued by the story of the /5. This classic tale of shipwreck and survival is reprinted with essays that provide a historical perspective and trace the sources from which Kenneth Roberts () drew his tale. A native Mainer, Roberts, whose historical novels include Northwest Passage and Arundel, was intrigued by the story of the December wreck of the Nottingham. After running aground a dozen miles offshore, the ship /5(23).

There is superb story material here, but in the handling it often seems repetitive and spun thin. Possibly Roberts has developed story techniques in long sustained narrative and finds himself adrift in the shortened form, lacking the detailed background of minutiae. Here he has chosen to tell a tale of incredible hardship, a miracle of survival, limited to a cast of fourteen men, marooned in. Boon Island: Including Contemporary Accounts of the Wreck of the *Nottingham Galley* Roberts Ph.D, Kenneth. Published by University Press of New England, ISBN ISBN Boon Island by Kenneth Roberts () Kenneth Roberts. Published by Doubleday. Condition: Good Hardcover. Save for Later. From ThriftBooks-Atlanta (AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.) AbeBooks Seller Since 24 March Seller Rating. Quantity: 1. View all copies of this book. Buy Used.

Boon Island: Including Contemporary Accounts of the Wreck of the *Nottingham Galley*. This classic tale of shipwreck and survival is reprinted in a new edition, with essays that provide a historical perspective and trace the sources from which Kenneth Roberts () drew his tale. A native Mainer, Roberts, whose historical novels include Northwest Passage and Arundel, was intrigued by the story of the December wreck of the Nottingham. Boon Island is actually a small rocky shoal about feet long and feet wide. Its propensity for wrecking ships has resulted in having placed upon it the tallest lighthouse in New England. In "Boon Island," co-Authors Stephen Erickson and Andrew Vietze put to rest many inaccuracies told in Kenneth Roberts historical narrative of the same, a work of historical fiction with many liberties taken. Boon Island By Kenneth Roberts - FictionDB. Cover art, synopsis, sequels, reviews, awards, publishing history, genres, and time period.