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The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
by Nathaniel Philbrick
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by Abby Geni
Published Jan 2017
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by Susan Casey
Published May 2006
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by G Bruce Knecht
Published Mar 2002
Read ReviewsA page-turner of the highest order, The Proving Ground is more than one of the most exciting adventure stories written in years. It is also an incisive look at the forces that continue to draw men who have triumphed on land to risk everything at sea.
by Sebastian Junger
Published Jun 2000
Read Reviews"Takes readers into the maelstrom and shows nature's splendid and dangerous havoc at its utmost".
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