Demon of the Waters: The True Story of the Mutiny on the Whaleship Globe
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GoryDetails
of Nashua, New Hampshire USA on 12/31/2016
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
GoryDetails of Nashua, New Hampshire USA on 12/31/2016 This Book is Currently in the Wild!
1 journaler for this copy...
I got this good-condition hardcover at a local Salvation Army thrift shop. It's about an 1822 mutiny with some very gory details...
I'd read another book on this a while back, Mutiny on the Globe, but this one's more detailed and readable - not least because its author is an antiquarian book dealer, and got interested in the story thanks to some found-documents, a delightful story in its own right.
The story of the various letters, journals, and ships' logs that eventually formed the tale of the mutiny and its aftermath intrigued me, and I appreciated such details as the author's trip to the site where the survivors were found. (It was sad to learn how the remote Pacific islands that had seemed like paradise to their inhabitants had been massively remodeled by WWII battles...)
The book describes the lives of the entire crew, not focusing solely on the murderer, and sets the events in the context of their times - all the while delighting in the discovery of those rare documents. The author's research was extensive and fascinating!
I'd read another book on this a while back, Mutiny on the Globe, but this one's more detailed and readable - not least because its author is an antiquarian book dealer, and got interested in the story thanks to some found-documents, a delightful story in its own right.
The story of the various letters, journals, and ships' logs that eventually formed the tale of the mutiny and its aftermath intrigued me, and I appreciated such details as the author's trip to the site where the survivors were found. (It was sad to learn how the remote Pacific islands that had seemed like paradise to their inhabitants had been massively remodeled by WWII battles...)
The book describes the lives of the entire crew, not focusing solely on the murderer, and sets the events in the context of their times - all the while delighting in the discovery of those rare documents. The author's research was extensive and fascinating!
Journal Entry 2 by GoryDetails at Little Free Library, 607 Chestnut St in Manchester, New Hampshire USA on Sunday, January 22, 2017
GoryDetails at Little Free Library, 607 Chestnut St in Manchester, New Hampshire USA on Sunday, January 22, 2017
Released 7 yrs ago (1/22/2017 UTC) at Little Free Library, 607 Chestnut St in Manchester, New Hampshire USA
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
I left this book in the Little Free Library at around 3; hope the finder enjoys it![See other recent releases in New Hampshire here.]
*** Released as part of the 2017 Clean Start for the New Year release challenge, for "water" in the title. ***
