Len's review
Leviathan: The History of Whaling in America
by Eric Jay Dolin
Len's review
Leviathan: The History of Whaling in America by Eric Jay Dolin
Len's review
rating:
No false advertising here. This book is exactly what it says it is: a comprehensive narrative of American whaling, from the 1600s through (nearly) the present. I give it five stars because it is difficult to imagine an author covering the subject any better than Dolan does.
The highlight of the book is its chapters on the "Golden Age" of American whaling -- from about 1800 to 1850.
The highlight of the book is its chapters on the "Golden Age" of American whaling -- from about 1800 to 1850.
