{"product_id":"the-man-who-refused-to-die-by-barry-wynne-1966","title":"THE MAN WHO REFUSED TO DIE by Barry Wynne 1966","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE MAN WHO REFUSED TO DIE: Teehu Makimare's 2000 mile drift in an open boat across the South Seas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eby Barry Wynne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: small hardcover with dust jacket\u003cbr\u003e\nPublished: Souvenir Press 1966, reprinted 1966\u003cbr\u003e\nSize (mm): 145 w x 220 h x 20 d\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 158\u003cbr\u003e\nSKU: A5\/2603\/0365\/K504\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003e\nStory of survival on the high seas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn August 1963, a small boat, Tearoha, set sail from Manihiki to Rakahanga for food. On leaving Rakahanga on 15 August 1963, the boat was blown off course in a storm, and eventually came to land again on 17 October 1963, at Erromango in Vanuatu.\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\nFour of the seven men on board survived to arrive at Erromango, but one of them died soon after. Teehu Makimare, of Tauhunu village, was later awarded the gold medal of the Royal Humane Society of New Zealand for his leadership and courage in this epic unintended voyage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eForeword by the Rt. Hon. Keith Holyoake, Prime Minister of New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated with monochrome images, map and line drawings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003e\nExcellent with wear\/repairs on clipped dust jacket, faint marks on end papers, otherwise clean and unmarked, no stamps or inscriptions. Images depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003e\nSee our other similar listings.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55450422542628,"sku":null,"price":47.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/134491.jpg?v=1785444026","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/the-man-who-refused-to-die-by-barry-wynne-1966","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}