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The Shipwreck Cannibals

2013-11-01 History
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Book Synopsis The Shipwreck Cannibals by : Adam Nightingale

Download or read book The Shipwreck Cannibals written by Adam Nightingale. This book was released on 2013-11-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A long forgotten tale gets a new life as this book reveals the true story of the 18th-century shipwreck cannibalism scandalDuring the fierce winter of 1710, 14 Englishmen had taken refuge on Boon Island, a sparse 100-yard long stretch of rock, without food or adequate shelter, uncertain of when or if they would be rescued. They endured for 24 days. An attempt to escape failed and four men died. Facing starvation, their captain, John Dean, gave the order to butcher and eat a member of the crew. Dean's decision fended off starvation and sustained his crew until rescue. John Dean first emerged an unlikely hero, but soon thereafter an alternative version of events began to circulate. The First Mate painted Dean as a murderous fraudster, tyrant, and an enthusiastic consumer of human flesh. Centering on the scandal that defined him, this book tells the forgotten story of John Dean; criminal, mercenary, gentleman, diplomat, and cannibal.

Wrecked Among Cannibals in the Fijis

1923 Fiji
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Release : 1923
Genre : Fiji
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Book Synopsis Wrecked Among Cannibals in the Fijis by : William Endicott

Download or read book Wrecked Among Cannibals in the Fijis written by William Endicott. This book was released on 1923. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Boon Island

2012-11-06 History
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Release : 2012-11-06
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Boon Island by : Stephen A. Erickson

Download or read book Boon Island written by Stephen A. Erickson. This book was released on 2012-11-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The wreck of the Nottingham Galley on Boon Island and the resultant rumors of insurance fraud, mutiny, treason, and cannibalism was one of the most sensational stories of the early 18th century. Shortly after departing England with Captain John Deane at the helm, his brother Jasper and another investor aboard, and a skeleton crew, the ship encountered French privateers on her way to Ireland, where she then lingered for weeks picking up cargo. They eventually headed into the North Atlantic later in the season than was reasonably safe and found themselves shipwrecked on the notorious Boon Island, just off the New England coast. Captain Deane offered one version of the events that led them to the barren rock off the coast of Maine; his crew proposed another. The story contains mysteries that endure to this day, yet no contemporary non-fiction account of the story exists. In the hands of skilled storytellers Andrew Vietze and Stephen Erickson, this becomes a historical adventure-mystery that will appeal to readers of South and The Perfect Storm.

The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket

2024-02-05 Fiction
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Release : 2024-02-05
Genre : Fiction
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Book Synopsis The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket by : Edgar Allan Poe

Download or read book The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket written by Edgar Allan Poe. This book was released on 2024-02-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket", a story by Edgar Allan Poe, recounts the adventure of Pym, who embarks clandestinely on a whaler. After a mutiny and various adversities, including cannibalism and natural disasters, the story culminates in a mysterious and inconclusive encounter at the South Pole.

The Cannibal Within

Social Science
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Book Synopsis The Cannibal Within by : Lewis F. Petrinovich

Download or read book The Cannibal Within written by Lewis F. Petrinovich. This book was released on . Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cannibal Within offers an evolutionary account of the propensity of human beings, in extreme circumstances to eat other human beings, despite the strong Western taboo against such practices. What sets this volume apart from the large body of literature on cannibalism, both popular and anthropological, is the underlying premise: cannibalism as an alternative to starvation is tacitly condoned by the same biological morality that would condemn cannibalism of other sorts in non-threatening situations. Deep as the taboos may be, the survival instinct runs even deeper. The title of the book reflects the author's belief that cannibalism is not a pathology that erupts in psychotic individuals, but is a universal adaptive strategy that is evolutionarily sound. The cannibal is within all of us, and cannibals are within all cultures, should the circumstances demand cannibalism's appearance and usage. Petrinovich's work is rich in historical detail, and rises to a level of theoretical sophistication in addressing a subject too often dealt with in sensationalist terms. The major instances in which survival cannibalism has occurred convinced the author that there is a consistent pattern and a uniform regularity of order in which different kinds of individuals are consumed. In considering who eats whom, when, and under what circumstances, this regularity appears, and it is consistent with what would be expected on the basis of evolutionary or Darwinian theory. In short, he concludes that starvation cannibalism is not a manifestation of the chaotic, psychotic behavior of individuals who are driven to madness, but reveals underlying characteristics of evolved human beings. Lewis Petrinovich is professor emeritus in the Department of Psychology of the University of California, Riverside and is currently a resident of Berkeley, California.

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