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Drawing on eyewitness accounts and historical records, Philbrick recreates the tragic events that inspired Herman Melville's classic, Moby Dick. Philbrick constructs memorable characters, and the narrative barrels along on the fascinating details that Philbrick has collected from his research - the challenges and perils of being a sailor in the early 19th century, how whales were caught and slaughtered on whaling ships (also a dangerous endeavor), the effects of hunger and thirst on the human bo
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