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I heartily recommend "In The Heart Of The Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex" if anyone is interested in learning more about Nantucket whaling. It is a cap
by randlet 6y ago
I heartily recommend "In The Heart Of The Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex" if anyone is interested in learning more about Nantucket whaling. It is a captivating true story that talks about the characters and culture involved in the whaling community. It is also apparently the story that inspired Melville to write Moby Dick.
- Exmoor 6y agoAlso throwing out the suggestion of Leviathan: The History of Whaling in America. I listened to the audio book on Audible and found it pretty interesting.
- nthacker 6y agoCame here to say that this is one gripping book
- oh_hello 6y agoYes, great book. The story is completely fascinating and in addition great detail into the culture and process of whaling is given.
- kippinitreal 6y agoGreat book! Super interesting analogy to Nantucket being the Silicon Valley of the era, pulling in top young talent from the whole east coast. Avoid the movie at all costs.
- smogcutter 6y agoFor those interested, first-hand accounts from the survivors as collected in “The Loss of the Ship Essex, Sunk by a Whale”, and they are gripping. Edited by the same author as above.