Doc Kinne reviewed In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick
In 1819, the 238-ton Essex set sail from Nantucket on a routine voyage to hunt …
Review of 'In the Heart of the Sea' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
A very good read. I'll be interested to see how it translates into a movie. I suspect large parts of it will be dropped or changed.
Oddly, there is a part of me that thinks I may have read this before. The execution of Owen Coffin is particularly memorable.