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

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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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Quality

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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This product had a total of 3,097 reviews as of our last analysis date on Sep 1 2022.