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Title: No hesitation giving this 5 stars
Review: It is hard to imagine a greater adventure story. About 100 times while I was reading this book it crossed my mind that this story would make an awesome movie. I hope one day this happens. When I think of all the [...] that Hollywood puts out & then makes 2, 3 or 4 sequels of the same old stuff I scratch my head.The story is incredible & Nathaniel Philbrick does an excellent job of putting you there. He also makes it very clear that he has done a great job researching this story. Numerous times he refers to similar events that happened to other ships in the 1700 & 1800's. I think the last 1/4 of the book is detailed references & footnotes, very thorough indeed. He incorporates modern medical knowledge into the story as well. Of 300+ books I have read I would put this one in the top 10 of books I would recommend to others.
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