Lost Trail

Donn Fendler's harrowing story of being lost in the Maine wilderness when he was just twelve was made famous by the perennial best-seller Lost on a Mountain in Maine. In Lost Trail more than 70 years after the event Donn tells the story of survival and rescue from his own perspective. Lost Trail is a masterfully illustrated graphic novel that tells the story of a twelve year old boyscout from a New York City suburb who climbs Maines mile-high Mt. Katahdin and in a sudden storm is separated from his friends and family. What follows is a nine-day adventure in which Donn lost and alone in the Maine wilderness with bugs bears and only a few berries to eat struggles for survival.