Survival Stories: Nonfiction

True stories of endurance, bravery, and hope.

Updated June 7, 2023
LINCC (Libraries in Clackamas County) Milwaukie Ledding Library
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Adrift : seventy-six days lost at sea
Callahan, Steven.
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER: The riveting account of a harrowing month spent stranded at sea--an incredible story of one man's struggle and bravery. Steven Callahan shares his dramatic tale of survival at sea in this undeniable seafaring classic. His engrossing firsthand...
Alone : orphaned on the ocean
Logan, Richard D.
Paper Book
Terry Jo Duperrault was 11 when her family was murdered at sea aboard a chartered sailboat off the coast of Florida. She jumped overboard just in time to escape. Surviving four days on a cork float in the middle of the ocean, Terry Jo's rescue pictures graced LIFE Magazine soon after she was...

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