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In the Wake of Madness

By Joan Druett

In the Wake of Madness Politics & Society

In the Wake of Madness

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After more than a century of silence, the true story of one of history's most notorious mutinies is revealed in Joan Druett's riveting "nautical murder mystery" (USA Today). On May 25, 1841, the Massachusetts whaleship Sharon set out for the whaling ground of the northwestern Pacific. A year later, while most of the crew was out hunting, Captain Howes Norris was brutally murdered. When the men in the whaleboats returned, they found four crew members on board, three of whom were covered in blood, the other screaming from atop the mast. Single-handedly, the third officer launched a surprise attack to recapture the Sharon, killing two of the attackers and subduing the other. An American investigation into the murder was never conducted--even when the Sharon returned home three years later, with only four of the original twenty-nine crew on board.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
306
Release Date:
2015-04-03
Publication Date:
2004-01-01
Publisher:
Algonquin Books
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1565124359
ISBN13:
9781565124356
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
434 g
Height:
140 cm
Width:
216 cm
Thickness:
18 cm
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