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Cargando... Boon Island: A True Story of Mutiny, Shipwreck, and Cannibalismpor Andrew Vietze and Stephen Erickson
Información de la obraBoon Island: A True Story of Mutiny, Shipwreck, and Cannibalism por Stephen Erickson
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Fascinating account of a shipwreck that occurred only an hour away from where I sat reading the story. Cannibalism, bravery, cowardice, scandal, and political intrigue are all a part of this true story. My one criticism is that I think that the details contained in the latter half of the book would have worked better if they had been interspersed in a flashback format through the story of the harrowing days on Boon Island. ( ) sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
The wreck of the Nottingham Galley on Boon Island and the resultant rumors of insurance fraud, mutiny, treason, and cannibalism was one of the most sensational stories of the early 18th century. Shortly after departing England with Captain John Deane at the helm, his brother Jasper and another investor aboard, and a skeleton crew, the ship encountered French privateers on her way to Ireland, where she then lingered for weeks picking up cargo. They eventually headed into the North Atlantic later in the season than was reasonably safe and found themselves shipwrecked on the notorious Boon Island, just off the New England coast. Captain Deane offered one version of the events that led them to the barren rock off the coast of Maine; his crew proposed another. The story contains mysteries that endure to this day, yet no contemporary non-fiction account of the story exists. In the hands of skilled storytellers Andrew Vietze and Stephen Erickson, this becomes a historical adventure-mystery that will appeal to readers of South and The Perfect Storm. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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