The Custom of the Sea
A Shocking True Tale of Shipwreck, Murder, and the Last Taboo
$39.59
- Paperback
404 pages
- Release Date
18 November 2024
Summary
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 m…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781504096898 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1504096894 |
| Author: | Neil Hanson |
| Publisher: | Open Road Integrated Media, Inc. |
| Imprint: | Open Road Integrated Media, Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 404 |
| Release Date: | 18 November 2024 |
| Weight: | 458g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 132mm x 201mm |
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Neil Hanson
Neil Hanson is the author of acclaimed narrative nonfiction titles, including The Custom of the Sea, The Great Fire of London, The Confident Hope of a Miracle, First Blitz, Monk Eastman: The Gangster Who Became a War Hero, and Unknown Soldiers. He has been compared to Siegfried Sassoon [and] Robert Graves,” and critics have hailed his works as “brilliant,” and “gripping.” Music from Grammy-nominated The Avett Brothers’s album Mignonette later inspired the Broadway play, Swept Away, both of which are based on Hanson’s book The Custom of the Sea.
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