Boon Island: A True Story of Mutiny, Shipwreck, and Cannibalism Erickson Stephen A.
Boon Island: A True Story of Mutiny, Shipwreck, and Cannibalism Erickson Stephen A. The wreck of the Nottingham Galley on Boon Island and the resultant rumors of insurance fraud, mutiny, treason, and…
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Boon Island: A True Story of Mutiny, Shipwreck, and Cannibalism Erickson Stephen A.
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. 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. 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.
The story contains mysteries that endure to this day, yet no contemporary non-fiction account of the story exists. Captain Deane offered one version of the events that led them to the barren rock off the coast of Maine; his crew proposed another. In the hands of
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