{"product_id":"captains-dinner-a-shipwreck-an-act-of-cannibalism-and-a-murder-trial-that-changed-legal-history-hardcover","title":"Captain's Dinner: A Shipwreck, an Act of Cannibalism, and a Murder Trial That Changed Legal History - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdam Cohen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Best History Book of 2025\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFour men in a lifeboat. Two weeks without food. One impossible choice that would reshape the boundaries between survival and murder. \"A perfect enunciation of the classic philosophical conundrum: can you sacrifice one innocent life to save many?\" (Yann Martel, author of \u003ci\u003eLife of Pi\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn May 19, 1884, the yacht Mignonette set sail from England on what should have been an uneventful voyage. When their vessel sank in the Atlantic, Captain Thomas Dudley and his crew found themselves adrift in a tiny lifeboat. As days turned to weeks, they faced an unthinkable choice: starve to death or resort to cannibalism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTheir decision to sacrifice the youngest--17-year-old cabin boy Richard Parker--ignited a firestorm of controversy upon their rescue. Instead of being hailed as heroes and survivors, Dudley and his crew found themselves at the center of \u003cb\u003eRegina v. Dudley and Stephens\u003c\/b\u003e, a landmark murder trial that would establish the legal precedent that necessity cannot justify murder--a principle that continues to shape Anglo-American law today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eCaptain's Dinner\u003c\/i\u003e, acclaimed journalist, Pulitzer Prize juror, and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Adam Cohen masterfully depicts both the harrowing weeks at sea and the sensational trial that followed. \u003cb\u003e\"Is killing one innocent person justified if it saves the lives of three others? Cohen's answer--in this riveting account--reads like a thriller\"\u003c\/b\u003e (former U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken). Through this Victorian tragedy, Cohen reveals an enduring conflict between primal instincts and moral principles. This book will\u003cb\u003e \"make you think long and hard about what you might do to survive\" \u003c\/b\u003e(Ezekiel J. Emanuel, M.D., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePerfect for readers of David Grann's \u003ci\u003eThe Wager\u003c\/i\u003e and Nathaniel Philbrick's \u003ci\u003eIn the Heart of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, this pulse-pounding true story has become a real-life example of one of life's greatest moral dilemmas. \u003cb\u003e\"Thoroughly researched and impeccably argued\" \u003c\/b\u003e(Martel). Rich with narrative detail and real-life courtroom twists, \u003cb\u003e\"brilliant and profound,\"\u003c\/b\u003e (bestselling author Amy Chua), \u003ci\u003eCaptain's Dinner\u003c\/i\u003e strikes at the heart of a question that haunts us all: When does survival justify murder?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdam Cohen, who served as a member of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e editorial board and as a senior writer for \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, is the author of \u003ci\u003eImbeciles: The Supreme Court, American Eugenics, and the Sterilization of Carrie Buck\u003c\/i\u003e, which was longlisted for the National Book Award. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eSupreme Inequality: The Supreme Court's Fifty-Year Battle for a More Unjust America\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNothing to Fear: FDR's Inner Circle and the Hundred Days That Created Modern America.\u003c\/i\u003e A graduate of Harvard Law School, he was president of volume 100 of the Harvard Law Review.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8.7 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 18, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50738822086962,"sku":"9798893310597","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/1608\/0946\/files\/wt4OgdG7Y9798893310597.webp?v=1766084150","url":"https:\/\/deskinlawfirm.com\/products\/captains-dinner-a-shipwreck-an-act-of-cannibalism-and-a-murder-trial-that-changed-legal-history-hardcover","provider":"DLF Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}