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It's a riveting history.


Roger Weston, author of The Golden Catch
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It's the first book that comes to mind when I recommend a follow up to Moby Dick. London has enough authenticity to keep real sailors happy, good dialog for the philophers, and action for adventurists.
I don't know what to make of this, but it "might" explain our facination with the sea...
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I feel that Conrad's best sea tale is 'the Ni**er of the Narcissus' but this even tops that. Just in terms of sheer descriptive skill. Tomlinson's book is a work of nonfiction; so I'm not comparing drama-to-drama. Just saying; Tomlinson gives an incredible account of what it feels like to be far out at sea.

Carsten Jensen "We The Drowned"
Horatio Hornblower series
Mutiny on the Bounty trilogy
Two years Before the Mast
all these are excellent reads


I can also recommend The Caine Mutiny.


Yep. Good on ye mate. More people should be aware of this great American.

And Moby Dick is mandatory. It just is so quit arguing and read it.
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