In the Heart of the Sea: The Epic True Story That Inspired Moby-Dick

In the Heart of the Sea

The Epic True Story That Inspired Moby-Dick

2000 • 340 pages

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15

Excellently told, amazing how the author was able to get together so many accounts and weave them into the best understanding of this event were likely to have. Secondarily, I think maybe we should stop thinking of Nantucket and America's whaling history as a heartwarming story of human triumph, and more like a dark stain on human history. These men should not be respected or hailed as heroes for the work they were doing when tragedy struck them.

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