Off the Deep End: A History of Madness at Sea
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| Rating | : | 4.20 (679 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1472941128 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-26 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Editor of Classic Boat magazine for five years, Compton is now a freelance writer who has penned five books for Adlard Coles Nautical: Ultimate Classic Yachts (published to great acclaim), The Anatomy of Sail, Why Sailors Can't Swim, Iain Oughtred, and Titanic on Trial. . Nic Compton<
Editor of Classic Boat magazine for five years, Compton is now a freelance writer who has penned five books for Adlard Coles Nautical: Ultimate Classic Yachts (published to great acclaim), The Anatomy of Sail, Why Sailors Can't Swim, Iain Oughtred, and Titanic on Trial. . About the AuthorNic Compton is a widely published author, journalist, and photographer
The ever-present fear drove some men to faith in God and superstition--and drove others mad.Off the Deep End is the first detailed study of the effect on sanity that the vast, lonely, and powerful sea has always had on sailors. Eminently readable, Off the Deep End explores accounts that span the centuries, from desperate shipwreck stories and cannibalism in the Age of Sail to inexplicable multiple murders, to Donald Crowhurst's suicide in the middle of the 1968 solo Golden Globe Race, leaving behind two rambling notebooks of mounting neurosis and paranoia.Of intere