{"product_id":"a-furnace-afloat-joe-jackson","title":"A Furnace Afloat - Joe Jackson","description":"\u003cp\u003eMedium paperback, book has plastic cover on, sticker on inside cover, sticker on 3rd page, pages starting to yellow\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHISTORICAL FICTION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"Text Text__title1\" data-testid=\"bookTitle\" aria-label=\"Book title: A Furnace Afloat : The Wreck of the 'Hornet' and the 4,300-Mile Voyage of Its Survivors\"\u003eThe Wreck of the 'Hornet' and the 4,300-Mile Voyage of Its Survivors\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen an accident with an open oil lantern set the American clipper Hornet alight in 1866, the 31 passengers and crew were forced to abandon ship. Cast adrift in three small lifeboats, they had less than 10 days rations to share between them. They were over 1000 miles from the nearest island. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOver the next six weeks they were to encounter every danger the Pacific could throw at them. They were attacked by sharks and swordfish. They endured storms, and even tornadoes. Their hunger became so intense that they resorted to eating their clothes, and later, half-mad from the effects of drinking sea-water, were driven to the edge of cannibalism. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA FURNACE AFLOAT tells the story of their 4000-mile voyage through the eyes of three men, who kept journals throughout their ordeal. It is one of the rare, great historical survival stories, and yet it also transcends its the boatful of castaways becomes a microcosm of 1866 America - a diverse mix of immigrants struggling to overcome class divisions, and to recover from the recent Civil War.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Belle's Books secondhand books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51551388336408,"sku":"250113010","price":35.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0808\/7574\/9656\/files\/A_Furnace_Afloat_-_Joe_Jackson.png?v=1768400525","url":"https:\/\/bellesbookssa.com\/products\/a-furnace-afloat-joe-jackson","provider":"Belle's Books Online Secondhand Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}