The Open Boat
by Stephen Crane
ISBN: 0871918269
ISBN-13: 9780871918260
Format: Reinforced Hardcover
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Summary
THE OPEN BOAT concerns a journalist, a cook, and a ship's oiler in a dinghy on the sea after their ship sinks. Crane's best-known short story, it was inspired by his terrifying experience en route to Cuba in 1896, when his own ship foundered and he spent 50 hours in the ocean.
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Creative Co
Published date: 1981
Size: 6.25 x 8.75 inches
Weight: 0.55 pounds
Ages: 7 to 9
Publisher's Notes
Four men struggle for survival after escaping from a sinking ship and into a small open boat.
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The Open Boat
Crane, Stephen
Mankato, MN: Creative Education, 1982. This volume is bound in pictorial cloth, a seagull on a field of blue, with white lettering. The cover has wear and light soil. The spine is a bit cocked, but the binding is sound. The pages are tanning with age but otherwise have little wear or soil. There are no markings. Illustrations are in b&w. 64 pages.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information)
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Open Boat (Creative Short Stories)
Crane, Stephen
Creative Education. LIBRARY BINDING. 0871918269 F54 ___ NOT EX LIBRARY --ILLUSTRATED EDITION __with DELIVERY CONFIRMATION ___SHIP OUT WITHIN 24 HOURS . Fine. ( more information)
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The open boat
Crane, Stephen
Mankato, Minnesota: Creative Education, Inc., 1982. A classic story of survival. A tale intended to be after the fact: Being the experience of four men from the sunken steamer Commodore. Illustrated by V. Courtlandt Johnson. Glossy pictorial hardcover, ex-lib with usual markings, otherwise like new. . Hard Cover. Collectible. Illus. by V. Courtlandt Johnson. Ex-Library. ( more information)
Offered by Two Bears Bookstore (United States)
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