The Custom of the Sea by Hanson

The Custom of the Sea by Hanson

Presents the nightmarish events of a shipwreck. This book talks about the yacht Mignonette that set sail from Southampton, England, bound for Australia on May 19, 1884. Adrift at sea, your food and water gone, you are slowly starving to death: what would you do to survive?

An exciting, historically accurate depiction of a disastrous 19th-century sea journey and its equally horrific legal aftermath.. Hanson impresses with his careful, engrossing presentation. --Publishers Weekly A gripping tale... offer[s] a compelling look at the life of sailors in the latter half of the 19th century. --Kirkus Makes astonishing reading ... extraordinary. --Times Literary Supplement (London) An engrossing account. --The Sunday Times (London) A terrific story ... A riveting read. --The Spectator (London) Sensational. --Daily Telegraph (London)

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ISBN 13	9780471399773
ISBN 10	0471399779
Title	The Custom of the Sea
Author	Hanson
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Year published	2001-02-19
Number of pages	336
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