The enthralling story of a famous eighteenth-century shipwreck - and of what befell the ship\'s castaways on the Wild Coast of Southern Africa.
The Grosvenor was one of the finest East Indiamen of her day, a grand three-masted square-rigger of 741 tons bristling with 26 cannon. When she ran aground on the treacherous coast of south-east Africa, an astonishing number of her crew and passengers, includig women and children, reached the shore safely. But the castaways were hundreds of miles from the nearest European outpost - and utterly ignorant of their surroundings and the people among whom they found themselves.
Stephen Taylor pieces together this extraordinary saga with tremendous narrative flair. Drawing upon much new research, he sifts the myths that became attached to the Grosvenor from a reality that is no less gripping. Taking the reader to the heart of what is now the Wild Coast of Pondoland, the Caliban Shore reveals the misunderstandings that led to tragedy, tells the story of those who escaped and unravels the mystery of those who stayed.
Hardcover with unclipped dustcover- xvi plus 297 pages text with map and illustrations.Signed to title page. As New.
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- Size: 150 X 240mm
- Sold By: Quathlamba Winds Books
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- Country: United Kingdom
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