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Save our souls : the true story of a castaway family, treachery, and murder / Matthew Pearl.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063338067 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 254 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2025]
- Copyright: ©2025
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-241) and index. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Walker family. Betrayal. Castaways > Midway Islands. Criminals > Midway Islands. Shipwrecks > Midway Islands. Survival at sea > Midway Islands. Midway Islands. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | 910.452 Pea | 31681010403004 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
In this true story, on December 10, 1887, the Walker familyâs shark fishing boat was split in two by a storm, and they awoke in the morning on an island inhabited by a ragged man named Hans who seemed helpful but had a dark secret. - HARPERCOLL
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
From the bestselling author of The Taking of Jemima Boone, the unbelievable true story of a real-life Swiss Family Robinson (and their dog) who faced sharks, shipwreck, and betrayal.
On December 10, 1887, a shark fishing boat disappeared. On board the doomed vessel were the Walkersâthe shipâs captain Frederick, his wife Elizabeth, their three teenage sons, and their dogâalong with the shipâs crew. The family had spotted a promising fishing location when a terrible storm arose, splitting their vessel in two and leaving those onboard adrift on the perilous sea.
When the castaways awoke the next morning, they discovered they had been washed ashoreâon an island inhabited by a large but ragged and emaciated man who introduced himself as Hans. Hans appeared to have been there for a while and could quickly educate the Walkers and their crew on the islandâs resources. But Hans had a secret . . . and as the Walker family gradually came to learn more, what seemed like a stroke of luck to have the mysterious manâs assistance became something ominous, something darker.
Like David Grann and Stacy Schiff, Matthew Pearl unveils one of the most incredible yet little-known historical true stories, and the only known instance in history of an actual family of castaways. Save Our Souls asks us to consider who we might become if we found ourselves trapped on a deserted island.
