Epic tales of the survivors of shipwrecks, mutiny and marooning, through the ages and across the globe. Ranging from the frozen polar regions to the Sahara desert, these real life adventure stories are about survival against all odds, in a world where being cast adrift was just the start of your problems: chances are, your 'rescuers' would sell you into slavery, provided your fellow survivors hadn't eaten you first, of course. 105 illustrations and maps.