Life at sea in the nineteenth century was demanding and perilous.
Seamen had to be able to rely on those around them. This was easier
said than done. The sea could be, and still is, a place of constant
and unpredictable danger, whether by storm, shipboard disease or
threat from the crew. Stories of unimaginable cruelties inflicted
upon crews by savage officers and treacheries committed by mutinous
crews were the soap operas of the day. People followed the trials
in the newspapers, hanging hungrily on to each new piece of detail.
Tales of suffering, hardship and treachery were thrilling to those
on land but also replete with piteous infamy.
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