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The Custom of the Sea by Hanson, Neil is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Custom of the Sea about?
"Cast adrift in a tiny boat on a vast and desolate ocean, faced with almost certain death, what would you do to survive? This is the agonizing question that lies at the heart of the gripping true drama of The Custom of the Sea.". "On May 19, 1884, the yacht Mignonette set sail from Southampton, England, bound for Sydney, Australia. Halfway through the 12,000-mile voyage, Captain Tom Dudley and his three-member crew were beset by a monstrous storm off the coast of West Africa. After four terrifying days battling towering waves and hurricane-force gales, the Mignonette was sunk by a massive forty-foot "freak" wave.". "Captain Dudley and his crew were cast adrift a thousand miles from the nearest land in a leaky thirteen-foot dinghy with only two small tins of turnips for food, no water, and no shelter from the scorching sun. After nineteen days, they were all near death, and Dudley determined that they must resort to the horrifying practice well known among seamen of the time called "the custom of the sea." While the others watched, the captain killed the weakest of them, the seventeen-year-old cabin boy, and his body was eaten.". "Five days later, the survivors were picked up by a p
Who reads The Custom of the Sea?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Hanson, Neil
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons; Corgi
- Published
- 1999
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780385600835
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Anthropology, History, Social_sciences
- Rating
- 4.2 / 5 (181 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14