Great Read: “In the Heart of the Sea”

[Zach Matthews]

Hey guys –

I just finished reading Nathaniel Philbrick’s National Book Award winner “In the Heart of the Sea,” about the attack and sinking of the whaleship Essex in the Pacific in the 1820s.  This story was the original inspiration and basis for “Moby Dick,” which is my all-time favorite novel.  

I can’t recommend this enough; I know a lot of you have probably read it.  The one takeaway I have from it is this:  If you are ever 4,000 miles from shore in an open boat without enough food, when your crew mates start dying, use them as bait instead of eating them.  That seems to be a better strategy. 🙂

Zach

[paul rose]

I second this recommendation, great read.

[tosh brown]

My favorite line from that book:

“Know him? Hell I ate him…”

[Bryan Gregson]

What a great story… I’ve read it many times over the years while commercial fishing.

[andrews.]

The one takeaway I have from it is this:  If you are ever 4,000 miles from shore in an open boat without enough food, when your crew mates start dying, use them as bait instead of eating them.  That seems to be a better strategy. 🙂

Zach

Good advice.

[Andrew Wright]

This one is definitely worth reading. One of my favorites.

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