num_pages: 231
description: When German U-boats sank the British Ben Lomond in 1942, its sole survivor was a second steward, Poon Lim, who managed to stay alive for 133 days on a wooden raft. Sole Survivor, based on three years of interviews with Poon and his family, reconstructs his remarkable ordeal and the survival techniques that earned him world celebrity and a listing in the Guiness Book of World Records."A classic saga of ordeal and survival that reminds us of the courage, strength, and resourceful intelligence of which human beings are capable."-Tillie Olsen, author of Tell Me a Riddle
language: English
title: Sole Survivor
titlecomplete: Sole Survivor
genres: 20th Century, Audiobook, History, Survival, Adventure, World War II, Memoir, War, Biography, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 225
series: Scholastic Biography
publisher: Beacon Pr