Summary of Joan Druett's Island of the Lost

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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 The two men were looking for a schooner that was small enough to be handled by four sailors, but strongly built as well. They wanted the ship to be cheap, since they had little funding for the ambitious venture they planned.
#2 The two men, François Raynal and Thomas Musgrave, were looking for a ship to take them on their adventure. They found the Grafton, a coal schooner, and fell in love with her. She was the ideal ship for their adventure.
#3 The Grafton was adapted for the journey to Campbell Island. The first priority was to prepare her for the tremendous seas she would be surfing by adding weight to her hull. Then, three hundred pounds of ship’s bread, two barrels of salt pork, twenty gallons of molasses, a barrel of salt beef, and a few small cartons of sugar and butter were loaded.
#4 The Grafton finally set sail, with Musgrave as captain, two seamen, a cook, and a fifth crew member, a Portuguese man named Henry Forgès, who claimed that his name was Brown. However, it didn’t take long for Musgrave to find that this was completely untrue.

Sujets

• Oceanía
• Oceania
• Océanie

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 23 mars 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781669358275
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Insights on Joan Druett's Island of the Lost
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Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The two men were looking for a schooner that was small enough to be handled by four sailors, but strongly built as well. They wanted the ship to be cheap, since they had little funding for the ambitious venture they planned.

#2

The two men, François Raynal and Thomas Musgrave, were looking for a ship to take them on their adventure. They found the Grafton, a coal schooner, and fell in love with her. She was the ideal ship for their adventure.

#3

The Grafton was adapted for the journey to Campbell Island. The first priority was to prepare her for the tremendous seas she would be surfing by adding weight to her hull. Then, three hundred pounds of ship’s bread, two barrels of salt pork, twenty gallons of molasses, a barrel of salt beef, and a few small cartons of sugar and butter were loaded.

#4

The Grafton finally set sail, with Musgrave as captain, two seamen, a cook, and a fifth crew member, a Portuguese man named Henry Forgès, who claimed that his name was Brown. However, it didn’t take long for Musgrave to find that this was completely untrue.

#5

The ship’s complement was full five men, four nationalities and four languages, all with very different natures. The Norwegian Alick was reticent to the point of curtness, while the English able seaman, George, was much more forthcoming.
Insights from Chapter 2

#1

The Grafton was hit by an unexpected squall from the icy south on November 14, which quickly moderated. It was a timely warning of what lay ahead. The ship was pitching and plunging as everything aloft strained and shuddered, and then, just as a deafening crack of thunder crashed out, Raynal was thrown headfirst by a sudden squall.

#2

The Grafton was blown off course by more than 150 miles. They didn’t see land until November 30, through a dense fog that cleared only in the morning.

#3

The explorers landed in Perseverance Harbour, and started prospecting for the fabled argentiferous tin. They didn’t find any tin ore, but they did find a voracious appetite.

#4