Save our souls : the true story of a castaway family, treachery, and murder / Matthew Pearl.
In this true story, on December 10, 1887, the Walker family's shark fishing boat was split in two by a storm, and they awoke in the morning on an island inhabited by a ragged man named Hans who seemed helpful but had a dark secret.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063338067
- ISBN: 0063338068
- Physical Description: 254 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2025]
- Copyright: ©2025
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-241) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Prologue: February 3, 1888 -- The voyage begins: Fall 1887 -- The first mate's story -- The skies darken : the new year: 1888 -- The edge of the world: February 4, 1888 -- State, war, navy -- The stranger: February 1888 -- Shipwreck of faith: March 1888 -- Hans's story, Part I: 1886 -- Hans's story, Part II: 1887 -- The monarch of all: May 1888 -- Tempests: August 1888 -- Lights: Fall 1888 -- Master of misdirection: October 15, 1888 -- Wail of lost souls: Winter 1888-89 -- Riddles: January 1889 -- Racing time: February 1889 -- Letter in a bottle: February 1889 -- Wreckages and renewals -- Author's note and acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sneads Ferry Branch Library | 910.452 PEA (Text) | 36015000779559 | Adult New Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/17/2026 |
| Andrews Public Library | 910.452 PEA (Text) | 80605003744801 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| BHM Headquarters Library | 910.4 (Text) | 38344101781456 | Adult Nonfiction | In process | - |
| Bogue Banks | HISTORY MARITIME PEARL (Text) | 34208900241695 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Braswell Memorial Main Library | 910.4 Pea (Text) | 37807000061617 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Camden County Library | 910.45 PEA (Text) | 39488900290844 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Clemmons Branch | 910.452 P 2025 (Text) | 0112524404104 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cliffdale Library | 910.452 PEA (Text) | 31781069044855 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Columbus Library | 910.452 PEA (Text) | 31250200091578 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Denton Public Library | 910.452 PEA (Text) | 25908004434960 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
