All About Books -- August 20, 2009




All About Books | NET Radio show

Summary: Charles Stephen wades into "The Shipwreck That Saved Jamestown: The Sea Venture Castaways and the Fate of America" by Lorri Glover and Daniel Blake Smith, a historic tale of courage, survival, and escape. Otis Young unlocks "Wanting" by Richard Flanagan, a narrative interweaving events from the lives of Charles Dickens and Sir John Franklin.