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The custom of the sea /

Draws on contemporary accounts to describe the ordeal of three shipwreck survivors who resorted to cannibalism to survive while adrift at sea, but were arrested and tried for murder after their rescue.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hanson, Neil
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Wiley, 1999.
Subjects:
Mignonette (Boat)
Dudley, Tom, > 1853-1900.
Stephens, Edwin, > 1847-1914.
Shipwreck survival.
Cannibalism.
Trials (Murder) > England > London.
Cannibalism
Survie après naufrages.
Cannibalisme.
Procès (Meurtre) > Angleterre > Londres.
Dudley, Tom, > 1853-1900
Stephens, Edwin, > 1847-1914
Shipwreck survival
Trials (Murder)
England > London
Online Access:Contributor biographical information
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Description
Summary:Draws on contemporary accounts to describe the ordeal of three shipwreck survivors who resorted to cannibalism to survive while adrift at sea, but were arrested and tried for murder after their rescue.
Physical Description:315 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 308-313).
ISBN:0471383899
9780471383895
0471399779
9780471399773