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An Island to Oneself: The Story of Six Years on a Desert Island

For years Tom Neale dreamed of the day he would go to live on his own island - alone, bound only by sea, sky, and earth, and with only his industry, strength, and ingenuity as tools for survival.

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After several attempts failed, Neale finally reached an isolated coral atoll in the South Pacific, and there happily began an existence of both fierce hardship and supreme tranquility that was to last for more than five years.

That Tom Neale persued and caught his dream - and found it all he had hoped it would be - is part of the extraordinary enchantment of An Island To Myself.

Audience
adult
Length
short · 192 pages

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