The open boat, and other tales of adventure (1898) by Stephen Crane

by Stephen Crane

Book Overview

"The Open Boat" is a short story by American author Stephen Crane (1871-1900). First published in 1897, it was based on Crane's experience of surviving a shipwreck off the coast of Florida earlier that year while traveling to Cuba to work as a newspaper correspondent. Crane was stranded at sea for thirty hours when his ship, the SS Commodore, sank after hitting a sandbar. He and three other men were forced to navigate their way to shore in a small...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1533537216
• ISBN13: 9781533537218
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 90 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.0" x 10.0"