Brave Vessel: The True Tale of the Castaways Who Rescued Jamestown Trade paperback - 2010
by Hobson Woodward
- Used
- Good
- Paperback
A riveting historical narrative (Nathaniel Philbrick), "A Brave Vessel" tells the story of William Strachey, an aspiring poet whose chronicle of a disastrous sea voyage and its aftermath had a profound influence on Shakespeare's writing of "The Tempest."
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Details
- Title Brave Vessel: The True Tale of the Castaways Who Rescued Jamestown
- Author Hobson Woodward
- Binding Trade Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 304
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books, New York
- Date June 2010
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 307566
- ISBN 9780143117520 / 0143117521
- Weight 0.59 lbs (0.27 kg)
- Dimensions 8.38 x 5.56 x 0.77 in (21.29 x 14.12 x 1.96 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 17th Century
- Cultural Region: Caribbean
- Geographic Orientation: Virginia
- Dewey Decimal Code 910.916
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Summary
Merging maritime adventure and early colonial history, A Brave Vessel charts a little-known chapter of the past that offers a window on the inspiration for one of Shakespeare's greatest works. In 1609, aspiring writer William Strachey set sail for the New World aboard the Sea Venture, only to wreck on the shores of Bermuda. Strachey's meticulous account of the tragedy, the castaways' time in Bermuda, and their arrival in a devastated Jamestown, remains among the most vivid writings of the early colonial period. Though Strachey had literary aspirations, only in the hands of another William would his tale make history as The Tempest-a fascinating connection across time and literature that Hobson Woodward brings vividly to life.