Shipwrecks
A centralized hub of research on shipwrecks throughout the past several centuries.
https://americanliterature.com/author/stephen-crane/
Brief biography of Crane that connects his work to the history of the Civil War.
Cuba in 1898
https://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/hernandez.html
An overview of the war that Crane was travelling to cover as a correspondent when he was shipwrecked—the experience on which "The Open Boat" is based.
5 Stunning Real-Life Survival Stories
https://www.history.com/news/5-stunning-real-life-survival-stories
Other historical stories of survival under extreme circumstances.