Sable Island
Shipwreck survivors published early survival narratives about their experiences at Sable Island, beginning with the sinking of the "Delight" in 1583. The first formal history of the island, "Sable Island: its History and Phenomena", was written in 1894 by George Patterson. Many other histories of the island and its shipwrecks have been published since, such as Lyall Campbell's two books – "Sable Island, Fatal and Fertile Crescent" in 1974 and "Sable Island Shipwrecks: Disaster and Survival at the North Atlantic Graveyard" in 1994 – and more recently, "A Dune Adrift: The Strange Origins and Curious History of Sable Island", written in 2004 by Marq de Villiers. In his 1997 book, "The Perfect Storm", Sebastian Junger briefly describes the geography and history of the island. Joshua Slocum describes Sable Island in "Sailing Alone Around the World" during his 1895 solo circumnavigation.