Cannibalism and the Common Law: The Story of the Tragic Last Voyage of the Mignonette and the Strange Legal Proceedings to Which It Gave Rise

by A.W. Brian Simpson

Book Overview

Cannibalism and the Common Law is an enthralling classic of legal history. It tells the tragic story of the yacht Mignonette, which foundered on its way from England to Australia in 1884. The killing... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226759423
• ISBN13: 9780226759425
• Release Date: January 1984
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 353 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.