Revenge of the Whale by Nathaniel Philbrick

Revenge of the Whale: The True Story of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick

Wow! This is not my type of book... I typically prefer fiction yet I found this book hard to put down. The story was captivating, interesting and made me want to read Moby Dick again. I don't guess I'll be doing that until I finish reading eight more of our Georgia Peach Teen Award nominees. So far I've read twelve and will be posting on some additional titles as time allows. This is an amazing story of survival at sea in 25' whaleboats.

Whaleship Essex - drawing of the ship done by Thomas Nickerson
Author bio from the Library of Congress
Author bio from the Smithsonian
Nantucket Historical Society