The Art of Whaling: Illustrations from the Logbooks of Nantucket Whaleships

Re:The Art of Whaling: Illustrations from the Logbooks of Na... by randlet on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @02:06PM (#25766579)

I heartily recommend "In The Heart Of The Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex" if anyone is interested in learning more about Nantucket whaling. It is a captivating true story that talks about the characters and culture involved in the whaling community. It is also apparently the story that inspired Melville to write Moby Dick.

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Re:The Art of Whaling: Illustrations from the Logbooks of Na... by smogcutter on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @08:53PM (#25770801)

For those interested, first-hand accounts from the survivors as collected in “The Loss of the Ship Essex, Sunk by a Whale”, and they are gripping. Edited by the same author as above.

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Re:The Art of Whaling: Illustrations from the Logbooks of Na... by Exmoor on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @03:44PM (#25767714)

Also throwing out the suggestion of Leviathan: The History of Whaling in America. I listened to the audio book on Audible and found it pretty interesting.

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Re:The Art of Whaling: Illustrations from the Logbooks of Na... by kippinitreal on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @08:33PM (#25770627)

Great book! Super interesting analogy to Nantucket being the Silicon Valley of the era, pulling in top young talent from the whole east coast.

Avoid the movie at all costs.

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Re:The Art of Whaling: Illustrations from the Logbooks of Na... by oh_hello on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @03:19PM (#25767435)

Yes, great book. The story is completely fascinating and in addition great detail into the culture and process of whaling is given.

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Re:The Art of Whaling: Illustrations from the Logbooks of Na... by nthacker on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @02:35PM (#25766909)

Came here to say that this is one gripping book

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