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Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand (2010)
The story is a type of biography about Louis Zamperini. Specifically pertinent to The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor is Zamperini’s account of being stranded at sea on a raft with two other airmen. It offers a comparison and contrast to Velasco’s account.
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