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Ruthanne lum mccunn was born as roxey drysdale on february 21, 1946 in chinatown, san francisco and raised in hong kong. Diana, the crash, and the sole survivor by trevor reesjones and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Click to read more about sole survivor scholastic biography by ruthanne lum mccunn. Top teaching blog teachers tool kit student activities the teacher store book clubs book fairs scholastic education classroom magazines about us. German uboats torpedoed the british ship benlomond and it sank in the atlantic in two minutes. Sole survivor oregon digital library consortium overdrive. Download sole survivor audiobook by ruthanne lum mccunn. If it available for your country it will shown as book reader and user fully subscribe will benefit by having full access to. Of all of mccunns many books, her debut novel thousand pieces of gold 1981.
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We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. On november 23, 1942, german uboats torpedoed the british ship benlomond. Ruthanne lum mccunn has 14 books on goodreads with 5923 ratings. When german uboats sank the british ben lomond in 1942, its sole survivor was a second steward, poon lim. According to the guinness book of world records, poons ordeal on a raft with a small supply of food and water, is the longest on record. Ruthanne lum mccunn audio books, best sellers, author.
Ruthanne lum mccunn poon lim was a second steward on the benlomond, and after it was torpedoed, he survived for 3 days on a wooden raft, finally being rescued at the mouth of the amazon river. Although poon lim, 22, had shipped out at 16 and was second steward aboard a british merchant ship, he was unprepared for the ordeal that followed its torpedo attack and sinking on november 23, 1942. Sole survivor, and the moon pearl have all dealt with chinese american themes. The sole survivor was a second steward named poon lim, who, with no knowledge of the sea, managed to stay alive for 3 days on a small wooden raft.
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