Publisher's Synopsis
This is the account of the survival of Luis Alejandro Velasco, a Colombian sailor who was swept overboard and rescued after ten gruelling days at sea. His adventure made him a celebrity, but it also generated a national scandal.
The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor Who Drifted on a Life Raft for Ten Days Without Food or Water Was Proclaimed a National Hero, Kissed by Beauty Queens, Made Rich Through Publicity, and Then Spurned by the Government and Forgotten for All Time
Paperback (29 Feb 1996)
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Book information
| ISBN: | 9780140157550 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books |
| Pub date: | 29 Feb 1996 |
| DEWEY: | 910.45 |
| DEWEY edition: | 22 |
| Language: | English |
| Number of pages: | 106 |
| Weight: | 98g |
| Height: | 199mm |
| Width: | 135mm |
| Spine width: | 9mm |
