Caliban's Shore: The Wreck of the Grosvenor and the Strange Fate of Her Survivors
Author | : Stephen Taylor |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 314 |
Release | : 2005-07-17 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780393327076 |
ISBN-10 | : 0393327078 |
Rating | : 4/5 (78 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Caliban's Shore: The Wreck of the Grosvenor and the Strange Fate of Her Survivors by : Stephen Taylor
Download or read book Caliban's Shore: The Wreck of the Grosvenor and the Strange Fate of Her Survivors written by Stephen Taylor and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2005-07-17 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts the 1782 shipwreck of one of the East India Company's most prestigious ships, describing how ninety-one crew members and thirty-four wealthy passengers found themselves stranded on the unexplored coast of southeast Africa.