Caliban's Shore: The Wreck of the Grosvenor and the Strange Fate of Her Survivors
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (670 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0393050858 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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The book may not resonate for Americans as much as for more direct descendants of the British Empire, but Taylor has brought the ship and its survivors to modern eyes with this commendable work. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Drawing primarily on two contemporary reports, British historian Taylor reassembles the Grosvenor's story with precision and vision, making each passenger a character and each incident a fate twist. Fearful that the peaceful nat
Gripping and Grim, Like a Train Wreck Kim K. Gilbert Unlike a few of the other reviewers/readers, I thought Mr. Taylor was a brilliant storyteller. How else to explain why I couldn't put this book down and had trouble falling asleep at night thinking about it? It is the rare storyteller that can keep you enthralled when the outcome is a foregone conclusion.I believe that i. The Grosvenor: separating truth from myth Luan Gaines "Lost at sea", a phrase that makes the blood run cold. Even worse, was the fate of the East India vessel, the Grosvenor, in 1782, shipwrecked off the coast of Africa, at the mercy of the elements and indigenous peoples.Heading home to London from Calcutta under Captain John Coxon, the rigid social apparatus that governed. "AStonishing, engrossing and highly readable history of a shipwreck" according to A. Woodley. This was a real page-turner. Not only was it a book about a shipwreck, but it was also a mystery which Stephen Taylor set about solving quite successfully.In 1782 a merchant ship bound to England from India. Its crew and passengers were of various classes and wealth. Off the coast of South Africa the boat foundered and w
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.