moby-dick 1838-1842 exploring expedition

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152 reviews
Walter Lord

Holt Paperbacks, 2005

The undisputed champ after 52 years
Two things set A Night to Remember apart from every other book and film on the subject of the Titanic: First, with the exception of the ship breaking up as it sank (and the official record, with its conflicting testimony, shows it could have been written either way in 1955) and the use of the first SOS (which Lord corrected in later editions), there is not a single fact in the book that has ...

The Mayflower Papers

2 reviews, ...

Penguin Classics, 2007

Yet another reason for Thanksgiving!
The ever-wonderful Penguin Classics brings together the distinguished father-son scholars Thomas and Nathaniel Philbrick to edit a small anthology of the earliest documents of American history. Son Nathaniel used these documents to create his National Book Award-winning MAYFLOWER; Dad Thomas no doubt taught the works in his English courses at the University of Pittsburgh. The selections ...

American Sea Writing: A Literary Anthology (Library of America)

1 review
Various

Library of America, 2000

Stunning!
A terrific collection of stories and tales and poems about the sea, from all the usual suspects plus some you might not have thought of--Thoreau, for example, on the wreak of an immigrant ship, or Langston Hughes on his trip on an old cargo ship to Africa--and some you won't have read but really should--like Fanny Kemble's diary notes on her trip "over" to the new world, and what the weather was ...

Moby-Dick: or, The Whale(Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) (Penguin Classics Deluxe Editio)

43 reviews
Herman Melville

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2001

A 19th Century American Masterpiece
I guess I did not know what to expect, but I was surprised by the form and structure of the book. It is written in the form of 135 short chapters, some only half a page long, and it ends abruptly with a flourish of action without much warning. As a reader I want to state one cautionary note about this version of the book. By the way this is a well made book with large font and the paper is ...

In the Heart of the Sea

281 reviews
Nathaniel Philbrick

Viking

Excellent and Enthralling Book from a most Perspicacious Author
This harrowing, hair-raising adventure story and testament to American ingenuity and resourcefulness is a thrill to read. Philbrick recounts the disaster of the Whaleship Essex largely relying on a careful selection of accounts from the memoirs of First Mate Owen Chase and Boatsteerer Thomas Nickerson that are peppered with interesting and informative annotations from a wealth of other sources. ...

Mayflower

269 reviews
Nathaniel Philbrick, 2006

Plymouth Myth
Excellent and informative. This book is a must for history buffs and teachers. Mayflower busts most myths about our early settlers.

Sea of Glory: 5America's Voyage of Discovery, the U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842

55 reviews
Nathaniel Philbrick

Penguin Audio, 2003

Government Science! Read Carefully, Congress!
A little crankish determination, a little sordid bickering, a heroic cruise on a sailing ship to the ends of the Earth, betrayal and exoneration - all elements of a great adventure book, written with verve and yet with careful scholarship. I'm amazed that so many other reviewers have given this eminently readable book only four stars. The publisher's marketing director made some terrible ...

Second Wind : A Sunfish Sailor's Odyssey

2 reviews
Nathaniel Philbrick

Parnassus Imprints, 1999

one of his best!
i loved this book, nat philbbrick is one of the best nantucket authors. most of nathaniels books are historical about the island, but this one focuses on nat himself. very well written!

Miriam Coffin or the Whale-Fisherman

1 review
Joseph C. Hart

Mill Hill Press, 1999

On Nantucket Indians/Genealogy sources
The service of this publisher is excellent. I highly recommend doing business with them through Ancestry.com, or directly. The book is a delight, although it is a novel, there are some real clues in here about Nantucket Indians, life on Nantucket for the time period etc. - I'm thrilled with it. Order this book if you are looking for stories on the indians, whaling on Nantucket etc. I purchased ...

In the Heart of the Sea

2 reviews
Nathaniel Philbrick

HarperCollins Audio, 2000

Vivid Account Of A tragic Journey
This review refers to "In The Heart Of The Sea" by Nathaniel Philbrick Nathaniel Philbrick leaves no stone unturned in this very tragic and complex, but true account of the wreck and sinking of The Whaleship Essex. Rammed by a huge sperm whale, that from all accounts was a definite attack on the ship, the crew, men who lived and profited by the sea and were the slayers of whales for the ...

Abram's Eyes: The Native American Legacy of Nantucket Island
Nathaniel Philbrick

Mill Hill Press, 1998

Abram's Eyes tells the little-known story of Nantucket's Native American past. Heavily illustrated, including a detailed map of the island's Indian place-names, this book brings a fresh and exciting perspective to Nantucket's history.

Revenge of the Whale

9 reviews
Nathaniel Philbrick, 2008

Revenge of the Whale
This book is an interesting book. In this book the main characters are Thomas Nickerson a cabin boy aboard the whale ship Essex, the first mate Owen Chase, and the captain George Pollard Jr. This book starts out in a place in New England called Nantucket. Then as the book progresses the rest of the book pretty much takes place on the sea. This book is an interesting book because it is ...

Sea of Glory

1 review
Nathaniel Philbrick

HarperPerennial, 2005

The Expedition No One Knows About
I became aware of the US Exploring Expedition a few years ago. Like most of us, I never realized it had happened. One can only wonder why history has deposited such an enormous undertaking into its dust bin. In an age of significant international exploration by all European countries, this was a most singular and unique achievement. Lasting four years, from 1838-1842, and resulting in the ...

Nantucket: The Quite Season

3 reviews

Chronicle Books, 2005

Another great book from Cary
Cary's pictures are always great, I have several of her books. I generally ignore the text as it can detract from the pictures at times. Cary - don't feel like you need someone's quotes....your pictures stand alone!!

Revenge Of The Whale: The True Story Of The Whaleship Essex

13 reviews
Nathaniel Philbrick

Topeka Bindery, 2004

Revenge of the Whale
Revenge of the Whale is about a whaleship journey, with the ship Essex. Captain George Pollard faces many mysterious, and fatal incidents with two different kinds of whales, and many different kinds of weather. This whaleship sailed out of Nantuckett, MA to find only one resource...oil. But they've come across more than just oil, but tragedy along with it. My personal favorite part of the book ...

Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery, the U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842

1 review
Nathaniel Philbrick

Penguin Audio, 2003

The Lost Expedition
'Sea of Glory' is Nathaniel Philbrick's gripping account of the United States Exploring Expedition. The USXX was a fleet of six (6) US ships that set out to explore and map the South Pacific. The fleet set out just before the mid 1800's and was captained by Charles Wilkes. The story begins with the desire to explore the South Pacific and originally to find a hole into an underground land at ...

The Loss of the Ship Essex, Sunk by a Whale (Penguin Classics)

3 reviews
Owen Chase, Thomas Nickerson

Penguin Classics, 2000

Wonderful material on the worst whaling tragedy of the 1800s
This book is a collection of accounts, remarks, annotations, and letters from the people involved in the tragedy, their rescuers, and other notable persons, which paints a vivid portrayal of the life of a Nantuckett whaler in the 1800's. After having killed off the whale population in the Atlantic, the New England whale ships pushed farther into the ocean to find their prey - the spermacetti ...

The Private Journal of William Reynolds: United States Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842 (Penguin Classics)

1 review
William Reynolds

Penguin Classics, 2004

Useful and interesting journal
This journal, which is co-edited by the author of the bestselling account of the U.S. Exploring Expedition 1838-1842, Nathaniel Philbrick, is a very useful adjunct to the book. Reynolds is an interesting and racy writer, and it is a definite plus that his journal has not been cut, or that there is an overwhelming amount of subtext. I would have given it a higher rating if there had been an ...

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