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The Prize of All the Oceans (Paperback)
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The Prize of All the Oceans (Paperback)
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List price R378
Loot Price R310
Discovery Miles 3 100
You Save R68 (18%)
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The startling history of Anson's voyage round the world in 1740. 'A
quite remarkably erudite and deeply informed book' Patrick O'Brian,
Daily Telegraph Anson's voyage of 1740-44 holds a unique and
terrible place in British naval history. The misadventures of this
first attempt by Royal Navy ships to sail round the world make a
dramatic story of hardship, disaster, mutiny and heroism. Only one
of Anson's squadron, the flagship Centurion, completed its mission.
The other vessels were wrecked, scuttled or forced back in
shattered condition. Out of 1850 officers and men who sailed from
Spithead in September 1740, almost fourteen hundred died, most from
disease or starvation. With crews ravaged by scurvy, Anson's ships
were battered by relentless storms as they attempted to round Cape
Horn. Two of the six men-of-war in the squadron turned back, their
captains to face later accusations of desertion. A third, the
Wager, was wrecked on a desolate island off the coast of Chile in
circumstances in which all discipline vanished; Williams'
description of the ensuing mutiny and the survival of the largest
group in a tiny makeshift vessel sailing hundreds of miles south to
safety in appalling conditions is a classic account in what is set
to be a classic sea history. When Anson reached the coast of China
in November 1742 he was left with one ship and a handful of men,
some of whom had 'turned mad and idiots'. Despite this he was
determined to capture 'The Prize of All the Oceans', the legendary
Spanish treasure ship making its annual voyage from Acapulco to
Manila. In this he succeeded, and returned home a hero; like Drake
himself, one of the great British masters of the sea.
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