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    Cover of Adrift Seventy-Six Days Lost at Sea

    Adrift Seventy-Six Days Lost at Sea

    Steven Callahan · 1920

    Before The Perfect Storm, before In the Heart of the Sea, Steven Callahan's dramatic tale of survival at sea was on the New York Times bestseller list for more than thirty-six weeks. In some ways the model for the new wave of adventure books, Adrift is an undeniable seafaring classic, a riveting firsthand account by the only man known to have survived more than a month alone at sea, fighting for his life in an inflatable raft after his small sloop capsized only six days out. Adrift is a must-have for any adventure library.

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    1. hcrispSep 2025
      Not as long but similarly lost at sea, crossing the Atlantic in a life raft: "Adrift: Seventy-six Days Lost at Sea" by Steven Callahan.
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    2. lpolovetsJan 2018
      A gripping book along the same lines is "Adrift: Seventy-six Days Lost at Sea" https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0042JSNQI/
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