August 7 and August 8.
Grab it before the deadline is up.
Amazon review:
"Elephant Voyage' (Kindle edition), by Joan Druett, is an
engaging read. Like a modern day Robinson Crusoe adventure, `Elephant Voyage'
tells a chilling latter-day real-life story, in which a group of seal fishermen
are castaway on a desolate and uninhabited sub-Antarctic island through a
deliverable act of negligence by the skipper of the `Sarah W. Hunt'.
"The fact
the men are eventually rescued is remarkable, and almost didn't happen. Much
vital time was lost as officials argue over cost and availability of vessels to
attempt a search and rescue mission. In the end it is only providence that saves
the men's lives.
"And why the captain abandoned them and sailed away leaving
them to suffer starvation and potential death, is the question everyone
asks.
"Carried away with the dramatic events as they enfolded, exceptionally
well told by Druett, I was jolted back to reality once the legal proceedings
begin. Here the book takes on a non-fiction feel with the men's evidence being
repeated almost word for word.
"`Elephant Voyage' is a remarkable story of
survival and rescue, tied up in red tape and government bureaucracy, which must
be fully unravelled if the reasons behind Captain Miner's blatant act of neglect
are to be thoroughly investigated."
-- M. Muir.
Republished by permission
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