Leviathan: The History of Whaling in America
by Eric Jay Dolin
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Author: Eric Jay DolinEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-07-17
ISBN: 0393331571
Number of pages: 512
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co.
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Book Review: Good, but meandering history
Summary: 3 Stars
The promos for this book suggested that it focused on how whaling affected U.S. history, particularly major events like the Revolutionary War. It does this, although this is only a minor portion of the book. The majority of the book is on the broader history of whaling, which is still interesting. However, every once in a while, I thought it meandered into anecdotes about particular whaling ships rather than the broader focus of whaling's role in U.S. history. Overall, it is a great compact work on U.S. whaling, but less useful as a contribution to general U.S. history.
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