Cannibals were picky eaters? - Beyond Tiki

T TikiTomD Grand Member (6 years) Flagler Beach, FL Joined: Sep 20, 2009 Posts: 700	T TikiTomD Posted posted on Sun, Feb 26, 2012 1:57 PM Bob, I finally got a chance to read the entire story of the Essex... that was as dreadful a tale of privation as any I've come across. In the case of the Essex, the cannibals weren't picky eaters, as survival rather than ritual was the motivation. Interesting, too, this tale's role in the genesis of Melville's Moby Dick. * WARNING * This thread isn't really good fare for those with delicate sensibilities. That is especially true for the material that follows, which contains graphic images of a cannibal luau in preparation. From a March 25, 1940 article in Life Magazine... Letters to the editor on the article appeared in the April 15, 1940 issue of Life Magazine... -Tom

Bob, I finally got a chance to read the entire story of the Essex... that was as dreadful a tale of privation as any I've come across. In the case of the Essex, the cannibals weren't picky eaters, as survival rather than ritual was the motivation. Interesting, too, this tale's role in the genesis of Melville's Moby Dick.

*** WARNING ***

This thread isn't really good fare for those with delicate sensibilities. That is especially true for the material that follows, which contains graphic images of a cannibal luau in preparation.

From a March 25, 1940 article in Life Magazine...

Letters to the editor on the article appeared in the April 15, 1940 issue of Life Magazine...

-Tom

Post #626552 by TikiTomD on Sun, Feb 26, 2012 1:57 PM