Review
I finished this book in a day (a personal record). I never thought an historical biography could be more riveting than action-fiction, but this book proved me very wrong.
The vivid, true life account of whale attacks, shipwrecks, shark attacks, killer whale attacks, starvation, cannabilism, death, faith and survival.
A few things really impacted me in this book...
- The hardship that was 'normal life' for whalers in the early 19th century. They lived their lives 3 years at sea, 3 months at home, then back to sea for 3 years.
- The age of the whalers and the weight of responsibility that rested on their young shoulders (the captain of the Essex was in his 20's).
- How weak leadership and bad decisions can cost many innocent lives.
- The extremes the human body can endure, and the unimaginable things people will do to survive.
Phenomenal book. Buy it today.
The vivid, true life account of whale attacks, shipwrecks, shark attacks, killer whale attacks, starvation, cannabilism, death, faith and survival.
A few things really impacted me in this book...
- The hardship that was 'normal life' for whalers in the early 19th century. They lived their lives 3 years at sea, 3 months at home, then back to sea for 3 years.
- The age of the whalers and the weight of responsibility that rested on their young shoulders (the captain of the Essex was in his 20's).
- How weak leadership and bad decisions can cost many innocent lives.
- The extremes the human body can endure, and the unimaginable things people will do to survive.
Phenomenal book. Buy it today.
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