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Author does a masterful job of weaving non-fiction background information into the narrative of this incredible and almost unbelievable true survival story. The story is a page-turning and pulse-pounding sequence of events fraught with danger and dark... Read More
In the heart of the the tragedy of the whale ship essex, nathaniel philbrick tells the true story behind herman melville’s classic, moby *. Fascinating story of the whaling industry in the 1840's.
Nathaniel philbrick is a great writer who does an excellent job explaining the history of nantucket and its close relationship with whaling. Gave me a new appreciations for the quakers and nantsucket. Nathaniel. Philbrick.
Cons
The author, philbrick, has a shallow understanding of everyday human social psychology.
Bought the paperback for less than $3, yet amazon & the greedy publisher think i'd be dumb enough to pay $13 for the kindle ebook? Was thinking about buying a kindle. It's a little puzzling that the book was so well-received.
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The quality of the book was excellent came in with no damage
Came quickly with the rest of my order
The era of using whale oil ended abruptly with the advent of petroleumbased fuel so this book gives an unflinching glimpse of w... Read More
And the inteligence it took to navigate the open ocean to save themselves is crazy
Price
Book was in great condition at a reasonable price
Shipping
Prompt communication and shipping well packaged and book in great shape as advertised
Packaging/appearance
Cannot even imagine life like this and years out on the same
Competitiveness
A good book about a horrific event
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Also dont hold the mediocre 2015 movie of the same name against it
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Let me preface this by saying i am no book worm
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It reads as fiction but it is not
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Also never even knew about this story
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A good book about a horrific event
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Although it is physically sound it must have been sitting around a long time the pages are yellowed with age
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His descriptions of nantucket its cultural and economic pecking order and the sometimes conflicting morals of the quakers serve the reader well to more fully understand the time and place during which this occurred
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Philbrick doesnt shy away from the horror of this endeavor the brutal kiling of whales is described in detail
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