In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex

[cmt2779]

In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick tells the story of the sinking of the Essex after it was attacked by a whale and of what happens to the survivors afterwards. This was a major story of the 19th century and is what inspired Melville's Moby DickI have to say, I hope they don't take away my American

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[cmt2779]

I haven't read Into Thin Air (yet--I'll get to it eventually), but Deep Survival taught me these kinds of things about mountain climbing and plane trips and going hiking and probably some other kinds of adventures as well.