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Book Reviews of The Custom of the Sea

The Custom of the Sea
The Custom of the Sea
Author: Neil Hanson
ISBN-13: 9780471383895
ISBN-10: 0471383899
Publication Date: 5/2000
Pages: 336
Rating:
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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4 stars, based on 9 ratings
Publisher: Wiley
Book Type: Hardcover
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reviewed The Custom of the Sea on + 12 more book reviews
A fascinating account of what 4 sailors must do to survive while drifting on the open sea for over three weeks after their ship sunk.
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How horrible to have had to suffer not only shipwreck & starvation, but to have to go through the ordeal of a trial & imprisonment for murder as well. Worse yet, when one of the same party that had participated in the cannibalism, testified against the other.
reviewed The Custom of the Sea on + 418 more book reviews
How horrible to have had to suffer not only shipwreck & starvation, but to have to go through the ordeal of a trial & imprisonment for murder as well. Worse yet, when one of the same party that had participated in the cannibalism, testified against the other.
reviewed The Custom of the Sea on + 418 more book reviews
How horrible to have had to suffer not only shipwreck & starvation, but to have to go through the ordeal of a trial & imprisonment for murder as well. Worse yet, when one of the same party that had participated in the cannibalism, testified against the other.