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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
When a mystery becomes a prosaic tragedy,
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This review is from: Joyita: Solving the Mystery (Paperback)
In 1955 the 69-foot ship Joyita left Apia, Samoa, carrying 25 people. It never arrived at its intended destination in the Tokelau Islands. Five weeks later, the Joyita was found partially submerged, deserted and drifting, near Fiji. No trace of any aboard the Joyita when she sailed from Apia was ever found. I first learned of the mystery surrounding the Joyita in Alan Villiers's marvelous book "Posted Missing," where it is mentioned in passing. (Villiers's book was published at a time when the Joyita, apparently, was still missing). My interest piqued, I was eager to acquire David Wright's book and look more deeply into the mystery. Wright is an academic, and his analysis of the Joyita's fateful voyage reflects that, being well-reasoned, persuasive, and somewhat dry. Wright's book left me disappointed, as I had been after delving into the mystery of the Mary Celeste. (The dust jacket refers to the Joyita as the "South Pacific Mary Celeste," an appellation that is especially apt given Wright's conclusion.) In fairness to the author, I suspect the potential for disappointing is inherently high when an investigation turns a mystery into a prosaic tragedy.
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Joyita: Solving the Mystery by David G. Wright (Paperback - July 1, 2002)
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