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The inspiration for the Broadway musical Swept Away: "An exciting, historically accurate depiction of a disastrous 19th-century sea journey." --Publishers Weekly

In the late 1800s, the Essex coast of England was known for producing the toughest, most skilled seamen....

  • Name : The Custom of the Sea: A Shocking True Tale of Shipwreck, Murder, and the Last Taboo
  • Vendor : Open Road Media
  • Type : Books
  • Manufacturing : 2024 / 12 / 20
  • Barcode : 9781504096898

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The Custom of the Sea: A Shocking True Tale of Shipwreck, Murder, and the Last Taboo
The inspiration for the Broadway musical Swept Away: "An exciting, historically accurate depiction of a disastrous 19th-century sea journey." --Publishers Weekly

In the late 1800s, the Essex coast of England was known for producing the toughest, most skilled seamen. Tom Dudley was one of them. Though a well-known and respected figure among the local yacht-racing community, he had little experience of deep-sea sailing. Still, Tom agreed to sail more than ten thousand miles to deliver a yacht to its new owner in Sydney, Australia.

Almost immediately, the twenty-year-old Mignonette starts taking on water--a harbinger for events to come. Tom stops for repairs at Southampton, where his crew abandons him. After recruiting three new men--including a teenage boy who lies about his age--Tom sets off, filled with optimism and dreams of new opportunities in a new land. But then a savage storm sinks the Mignonette, leaving Tom and his crew in a thirteen-foot-long dinghy a thousand miles from land. In a shark-filled sea, with no water and little food, the men face a horrific fate--and must sacrifice their very humanity to survive . . .

Four men set out on the Mignonette, but only three will make it back alive.

"The nightmarish events of the shipwreck are reported with real power." --The New York Times Book Review

"Makes astonishing reading . . . extraordinary." --The Times Literary Supplement

"A gripping tale of four sailors adrift at sea . . . Gruesome and completely fascinating." --Kirkus Reviews

"A terrific story . . . a riveting read." --The Spectator

Author: Neil Hanson
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Open Road Media
Published: 11/19/2024
Pages: 404
ISBN: 9781504096898

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