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Unknown The Open Boat And Other Stories by Stephen Crane
Stranded At Sea With Three Others - Survivor ""The Open Boat"" Is A Short Story By American Author Stephen Crane (1871-1900). First Published In 1897, It Was Based On Crane'S Experience Of Surviving A Shipwreck Off The Coast Of Florida Earlier That Year While Traveling To Cuba To Work As A Newspaper Correspondent. Crane Was Stranded At Sea For Thirty Hours When His Ship, The Ss Commodore, Sank After Hitting A Sandbar. He And Three Other Men Were Forced To Navigate Their Way To Shore In A Small Boat; One Of The Men, An Oiler Named Billie Higgins, Drowned After The Boat Overturned. A Volume Titled The Open Boat And Other Tales Of Adventure Was Published In The United States In 1898; An Edition Entitled The Open Boat And Other Stories Was Published Simultaneously In England. About The Author: American Author Stephen Crane Began Writing Early In Life, And Was Already A Published Author By The Age Of Sixteen. Get Your Copy Now.