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Book Review of In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex

In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
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I was very suprised how much I liked this book. I've never been a good history student, never much liked tales set at sea, and even though I only chose this for a class I was taking, I was enchanted. Winner of the National Book Award and an 'A' for the paper I wrote on it from Dr. Schilz! Yey!