This is a true tale of survival from 1899. Shipwrecked in a typhoon, Hjalmar Johnson survived on a raft for 45 days, walked acrossSouth Africa during the Boer War and battled the elements of the Southern Ocean around the Horn. Written with scenes and dialogue, Koepf presents a captivating tale you will not want to put down. Hardship and adversity are overcome in this story, a testament to the hardiness of men in this age of sail.