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1. 1. Captain's Dinner

   A Shipwreck, An Act of Cannibalism, and a Murder Trial That Changed Legal History

   

   On May 19, 1884, the yacht Mignonette sank and four men, including Captain Thomas Dudley, were left adrift in a lifeboat. After two weeks without food they chose to sacrifice the youngest, 17-year-old cabin boy Richard Parker, an action that led to their rescue and a murder trial. The book reconstructs both the ordeal at sea and the trial, examining how survival imperatives clashed with moral and legal norms.

   The 12771st Greatest Book of All Time

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