The Caliban Shore [electronic resource]
Taylor, Stephen2012
eBook
Find it!
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, including 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.
Main title:
The Caliban Shore [electronic resource] / Stephen Taylor
Author:
Taylor, Stephen, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Faber & Faber, 2012
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
System details:
Mode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780571295678
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3206746