Wrecked on the Feejees

** "Wrecked on the Feelges" by William S. Cary is a gripping story about one man's incredible will to live after a terrible shipwreck. This recounting tells the shocking, but true, story of a sailor from Nantucket who ends up being the only one left alive after his whaling ship crashes on a distant island in 1825, and what happens to him next among the native people. It's an exciting tale of being stranded, showing the reader the main character's dealings with the native tribes, and how he sees their culture while living with them, starting with the moment the ship leaves port, hunting whales across the ocean until a sudden, violent storm leads to ship's demise. **