Condition: Acceptable: Signs of wear and consistent use. Dust jacket has some edge chips and small tears. See images for the condition of this book.
Blurb: This is the story of the barquentine, Cannibal, and the passengers and crew on her most tempestuous voyage. The date was October 12, 1927.
The Cannibal, a forlorn figure as she left the South Seas port of Suva, was one of the last commercial sailing ships still trying valiantly to compete in the world of steam. Manned by a small crew, with a handful of passengers and a load of copra, she set her course firmly toward Mexico.
In the swift weeks that follow you come to know her passengers and crew as intensely real people at the peak moment of crisis...