Last Voyage of the Hornet

By Kristin Krause

In 1866 the clipper ship Hornet caught fire and sank, leaving the passengers and crew-thirty-one men in all-adrift in three small boats in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. This is the account of those men as they struggled for survival for an astonishing forty-three days on less than ten days of rations. The survivors drifted for thousands of miles before reaching shore. It was an incredible tale, and one that the down-on-his-luck newspaper reporter Samuel Clemens (a.k.a. Mark Twain) wanted to tell. The story made him famous, launching his writing career. It is a story of the determination of men to survive against all odds. Praise for the book from Judith Elfring, Captain Josiah Mitchell's great granddaughter: "Kristin Krause has done excellent research. It is a very interesting read, and the way it is written makes you feel you are actually there."

• Format: Paperback
• ISBN: 0880922656
• ISBN13: 9780880922654
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Royal Fireworks Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.