Cast Away recounts the epic tales of the survivors of shipwreck, mutiny and marooning through the ages and around the globe, focusing on the age of sail and steam. It captures some of the most exciting and bizarre stories of the sea, encompassing the predations of pirates, the last-resort horrors of cannibalism, encounters with ferocious indigenous tribes, the unfettered madness of religious maniacs and psychopaths and survival against all odds.
