The Wager disaster : mayem, mutiny and murder in the South Seas /

This is the astounding story of HMS Wager, driven ashore in foul weather onto the inhospitable coast of Patagonian Chile in 1741. Shipwreck was followed by murder, starvation, mutiny, and the fearful ordeal of 36 survivors out of about 140 men. Some were enslaved, some defected; many drowned. The ca...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Layman, C. H. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Uniform Press Ltd, 2015.
Temas:
Wager (Ship)
Shipwrecks > Chile > Chiloé.
Shipwrecks > South Pacific Ocean.
Shipwreck survival > Patagonia (Argentina and Chile)
Naufrages > Chili > Chiloé.
Naufrages > Pacifique Sud.
Survie après naufrages > Patagonie (Argentine et Chili)
Shipwreck survival
Shipwrecks
Patagonia (Argentina and Chile)
Chiloé (Chile)
Patagonie (Argentine et Chili)
Chiloé (Chili)
Chile > Chiloé
South America > Patagonia
South Pacific Ocean
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This is the astounding story of HMS Wager, driven ashore in foul weather onto the inhospitable coast of Patagonian Chile in 1741. Shipwreck was followed by murder, starvation, mutiny, and the fearful ordeal of 36 survivors out of about 140 men. Some were enslaved, some defected; many drowned. The captain shot one of his officers. There was an epic open-boat voyage of 2500 nautical miles through the world's most hostile seas, probably the greatest castaway voyage in the annals of the sea, and ...
Descripción Física:1 online resource (327 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781910065525
1910065528
9781910065518
191006551X

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