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Title: Floats above others of the genre...
Review: A great read, both educational and entertaining, In the Heart of the Sea goes beyond a typical sea story and captures the time and space of a real event, trumping the famous fiction story (Moby Dick) that loosely rose from the history.Starting with a great adventure as its base, Philbrick has wrapped in many fascinating details of the time (the nantucket whaleing industry, the island's cultural roots, a geography lesson and social commentary).I bought this book following on some of the sea adventure stories I've read lately (including the fascinating story of Shackelton's travails ("Endurance")... and was pleased to find adventure and so much more.Run out to buy this and you'll have a suspensful read, a sailing story, and a history lesson all in one!
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