A Hanging Offense

A Hanging Offense The Strange Affair of the Warship Somers

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Publisher's Synopsis

Traces the 1842 mutiny aboard the U.S. brig-of-war Somers, discussing Philip Spencer's plot to incite fellow crew members to kill the vessel's officers, the arrest and execution of Spencer and his fellow ringleaders, and the captain's court-martial.

Book information

ISBN: 9780743232838
Publisher: Free Press
Imprint: Free Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 343.730143
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 301
Weight: 518g
Height: 242mm
Width: 163mm
Spine width: 25mm