Álvaro Carrasquel asked this question about In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex:
Don´t you think that "In the Heart of the Sea tells perhaps the greatest sea story ever" is so exaggerated? What about Moby-Dick itself?
Jillian Moby Dick was because of this story.. I think since there's so much historical background, you have to give it a lot of credit. The big difference is …moreMoby Dick was because of this story.. I think since there's so much historical background, you have to give it a lot of credit. The big difference is one actually happened, and one was made for readers to be grabbed.(less)
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