In the Wake of Madness: The Murderous Voyage of the Whaleship Sharon

5 best books like In the Wake of Madness: The Murderous Voyage of the Whaleship Sharon (Joan Druett): Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe, Two Years Before the Mast: A Sailor's Life at Sea, American Rust, Storms Of My Grandchildren: The Truth About The Climate Catastrophe And Our Last Chance To Save Humanity, Simple Courage: A True Story of Peril on the Sea

Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe

Author

Laurence Bergreen

The riveting story of Ferdinand Magellan’s historic 60,000-mile ocean voyage

“Prodigious research, sure-footed prose and vivid descriptions make for a thoroughly satisfying account... it is all here in the wondrous detail, a first-rate historical page turner.”— New York...

Two Years Before the Mast: A Sailor's Life at Sea

Author	Richard Henry Dana Jr.
ISBN	1402179626

Two Years Before the Mast is a book by the American author Richard Henry Dana, Jr. written after a two-year sea voyage starting in 1834.

While at Harvard College, Dana had an attack of the measles, which affected his vision. Thinking it might help his sight, Dana, rather than going on a Grand Tour...

American Rust

Author	Philipp Meyer
ISBN	0385527519

Set in a beautiful but economically devastated Pennsylvania steel town, American Rust is a novel of the lost American dream and the desperation--as well as the acts of friendship, loyalty, and love--that arises from its loss. From local bars to train yards to prison, it's the story of two young men,...

Storms Of My Grandchildren: The Truth About The Climate Catastrophe And Our Last Chance To Save Humanity

Author	James Hansen
ISBN	1408807459

In Storms of My Grandchildren, Dr. James Hansen—the nation’s leading scientist on climate issues—speaks out for the first time with the full truth about global warming: The planet is hurtling even more rapidly than previously acknowledged to a climatic point of no return.

Although...

Simple Courage: A True Story of Peril on the Sea

Author	Frank Delaney
ISBN	0739326627

“HEAVEN HELP THE SAILOR ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS.”
–old folk prayer

In late December 1951, laden with passengers and nearly forty metric tons of cargo, the freighter S.S. Flying Enterprise steamed westward from Europe toward America. A few days into the voyage, she hit the eye of a ferocious...