Impeccably researched, very moving but also chilling in its simplicity, this famous whaling tragedy really happened and is now newly and copiously documented and commentated, rich in details of whaling and whale biology, of other nautical and marine matters, of celestial navigation, and also of instances of survival and cannibalism which bring it up to the present day.
(Kathie Somerwil Ayrton - bwl 102 Autumn 2021 ) |
