Save our souls : the true story of a castaway family, treachery, and murder / Matthew Pearl.
Summary:
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. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Walker family. Castaways > Midway Islands. Shipwrecks > Midway Islands. Survival at sea > Midway Islands. Criminals > Midway Islands. Betrayal. |
| Genre: | True crime stories. |
Available copies
- 21 of 45 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 0 of 2 copies available at Rockingham County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 3 current holds with 45 total copies.
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| Eden Library | 910.452 P (Text) | 31554012286216 | Adult New Nonfiction | Checked out | 05/17/2025 |
| Reidsville Library | 910.452 P (Text) | 31554012286224 | Adult New Nonfiction | Checked out | 05/16/2025 |
| Andrews Public Library | 910.452 PEA (Text) | 80605003744801 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| BHM Headquarters Library | 910.4 (Text) | 38344101781456 | Adult Nonfiction | In process | - |
| Bogue Banks | 910.452 PEARL (Text) | 34208900241695 | Adult New Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Braswell Memorial Main Library | 910.4 Pea (Text) | 37807000061617 | Adult New Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Clemmons Branch | 910.452 P 2025 (Text) | 0112524404088 | Adult New Nonfiction | Checked out | 05/12/2025 |
| Clemmons Branch | 910.452 P 2025 (Text) | 0112524404104 | Adult New Nonfiction | Checked out | 05/06/2025 |
| Cliffdale Library | 910.452 PEA (Text) | 31781069044855 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Columbus Library | 910.452 PEA (Text) | 31250200091578 | Adult New Nonfiction | Checked out | 05/03/2025 |
| Denton Public Library | 910.452 PEA (Text) | 25908004434960 | Adult New Nonfiction | Available | - |
| East Regional Library | 910.452 PEA (Text) | 31781069044871 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 05/13/2025 |
| Enka-Candler Library | 910.452 PEA (Text) | 0020660431816 | Adult New Nonfiction | Checked out | 05/06/2025 |
| G.V. Barbee, Sr. Library | 910.452 PEA (Text) | 31420621492043 | Adult New Nonfiction | Available | - |
| George H. & Laura E. Brown Library | 910.452 Pea (Text) | 30308101363050 | Adult New Nonfiction | Checked out | 04/29/2025 |
| Haywood County Main Library | 910.452 Pearl (Text) | 33115007711844 | Adult New Nonfiction | Checked out | 05/07/2025 |
| Henderson Main Branch | 910.452 P (Text) | 33258009627824 | Adult New Nonfiction | Checked out | 05/01/2025 |
| Hope Mills Library | 910.452 PEA (Text) | 31781069044848 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Hudson (Caldwell) | 910.452 Pe (Text) | 50669013262192 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library | 910.452 P (Text) | 39149008430324 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Leland Library | 910.452 PEA (Text) | 31423621404539 | Adult New Nonfiction | Checked out | 04/29/2025 |
| Lexington Public Library | 910.452 PEA (Text) | 25908004450891 | Adult New Nonfiction | Available | - |
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| Marianna Black Library | 910.452 P (Text) | 39493109183287 | Adult New Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Moore County Library | 910.4 PEA (Text) | 48198030045682 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 04/29/2025 |
| Morganton Public Library | 910.452 PEA (Text) | 33557004695318 | Adult New Nonfiction | Checked out | 05/08/2025 |
| Moss Memorial Library | 910.452 PEA (Text) | 80605003742201 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Newport | 910.452 PEARL (Text) | 34208900243642 | Adult New Nonfiction | Checked out | 05/12/2025 |
| North Asheville Library | 910.452 PEA (Text) | 0020660425149 | Adult New Nonfiction | Checked out | 05/03/2025 |
| North Davidson Public Library | 910.452 PEA (Text) | 25908004453259 | Adult New Nonfiction | Available | - |
| North Regional Library | 910.452 PEA (Text) | 31781069044830 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 05/19/2025 |
| Ocracoke Community Library | MCN 910.4/52 (Text) | 38344101772604 | Mcnaughton Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Paddison Memorial Branch | 910.452 P 2025 (Text) | 0112524404097 | Adult New Nonfiction | Checked out | 05/12/2025 |
| Rourk Library | 910.452 PEA (Text) | 31422621483675 | Adult New Nonfiction | Available | - |
| South Buncombe/Skyland Library | 910.452 PEA (Text) | 0020660425156 | Adult New Nonfiction | Checked out | 04/15/2025 |
| Southern Branch | 910.452 Pe (Text) | 50669013262234 | Adult New Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Southwest Brunswick Library | 910.452 PEA (Text) | 31427000662872 | Adult New Nonfiction | Checked out | 05/09/2025 |
| Spring Lake Library | 910.452 PEA (Text) | 31781069044863 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Thomasville Public Library | 910.452 PEA (Text) | 25908004432386 | Adult New Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Transylvania County Library | 910.452 PEA (Text) | 38079300270063 | Adult New Nonfiction | Checked out | 05/05/2025 |
| Troutman Branch Library | 910.452 PEA (Text) | 33114018666529 | Adult New Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Walkertown Branch | 910.452 P 2025 (Text) | 0112524404113 | Adult New Nonfiction | Checked out | 04/23/2025 |
| Weaverville Library | 910.452 PEA (Text) | 0020660425164 | Adult New Nonfiction | In transit | - |
| West Asheville Library | 910.452 PEA (Text) | 0020660446590 | Adult New Nonfiction | Checked out | 04/26/2025 |
| Whitakers Public Library | 910.4 Pea (Text) | 37807000062830 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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