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

In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
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Fascinating book about the real adventure that inspired Melville's "Moby Dick". Gives the reader a peek at living early 1800 in a community that survives due to whaling. Very detailed story about the actual sinking and subsequent days the crew spend trying to survive.