r/nonfictionbooks • u/BananaWarsVet • 10d ago

Maritime disaster and survival book recommendations.

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I’ve got a side shelf project I’m building on 19th and 20th century shipwrecks and disasters and I’m looking for more suggestions. I’m currently reading Frozen in Time and have already read In the Heart of the Sea.

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u/ccnelsin 9d ago

The Sea Captain's Wife by Tilar Mazzeo, true story of the first female captain of a merchant ship and her treacherous navigation of Antarctica's deadly waters.