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Off the Deep End : a History of Madness at Sea by Nic Compton is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Off the Deep End : a History of Madness at Sea about?
Confined in a small space for months on end, subject to ship's discipline and living on limited food supplies, many sailors of old lost their minds – and no wonder. Many still do. <br> <br>The result in some instances was bloodthirsty mutinies, such as the whaleboat <i>Sharon</i> whose captain was butchered and fed to the ship's pigs in a crazed attack in the Pacific. Or mob violence, such as the 147 survivors on the raft of the <i>Medusa</i>, who slaughtered each other in a two-week orgy of vio
Who reads Off the Deep End : a History of Madness at Sea?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Nic Compton
- Publisher
- Adlard Coles Nautical
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781472941114
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Management, History, Nature
- Rating
- 3.9 / 5 (10 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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