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In the wake of madness : the murderous voyage of the whaleship Sharon / by Joan Druett

By:

Druett, Joan

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Chapel Hill, N.C. : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill , 2003.Edition: 1st edDescription: 292 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:

9781565124356

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DDC classification:

909.0964 DRU

LOC classification:

G545 .D78 2003

Summary: The whaleship Sharon of Fairhaven set off on May 25, 1841, for the whaling grounds of the northwestern Pacific. Three years later, the ship returned with only four of her original 29 crewmen. Her captain, Howes Norris, had been hacked to death by mutineers, and, according to the ship's log, the other 24 had either jumped ship or died. Maritime author Druett (Hen Frigates; Petticoat Whalers) embarks on a murder investigation mixed with equal parts whaling lore, mystery, retribution, and history.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	909.0964 DRU (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		008888

Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-273).

The whaleship Sharon of Fairhaven set off on May 25, 1841, for the whaling grounds of the northwestern Pacific. Three years later, the ship returned with only four of her original 29 crewmen. Her captain, Howes Norris, had been hacked to death by mutineers, and, according to the ship's log, the other 24 had either jumped ship or died. Maritime author Druett (Hen Frigates; Petticoat Whalers) embarks on a murder investigation mixed with equal parts whaling lore, mystery, retribution, and history.

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