Leviathan: The History of Whaling in America

7 best books like Leviathan: The History of Whaling in America (Eric Jay Dolin): Last Ones Left Alive, Eon, The Loss of the Ship Essex, Sunk by a Whale, Assassin's Apprentice / Royal Assassin, The Confident Hope of a Miracle: The True Story of the Spanish Armada, The Billy Ruffian, Henry Clay: The Essential American

Last Ones Left Alive

Author	Sarah Davis-Goff
ISBN	1472255208

LAST ONES LEFT ALIVE is the story of Orpen, a young woman who must walk on foot across a ravaged Ireland in the desperate hope of saving herself, and her guardian Maeve, from the zombie-like menace known as the skrake. Sarah Davis-Goff's strikingly original debut will appeal to readers of dystopian literary...

Eon

Author	Greg Bear
ISBN	0812520475

The 21st century was on the brink of nuclear confrontation when the 300 kilometer-long stone flashed out of nothingness and into Earth's orbit. NASA, NATO, and the UN sent explorers to the asteroid's surface...and discovered marvels and mysteries to drive researchers mad.

For the Stone...

The Loss of the Ship Essex, Sunk by a Whale

Author	Thomas Nickerson
ISBN	0140437967

In 1820, the Nantucket whale ship Essex was sailing in the South Pacific when it was rammed by an angry sperm whale.

The ship sank, leaving twenty crew members floating in three small boats for ninety days. By taking drastic measures, eight men survived to reveal their astonishing tale.

This...

Assassin's Apprentice / Royal Assassin

Author

Robin Hobb

ORIGINALLY POSTED AT Fantasy Literature.

I read The Farseer Saga years ago and have since considered it one of my favorite fantasy epics. It's one (along with The Lord of the Rings and Memory, Sorrow and Thorn) that I often suggest to new fantasy readers. But after more than a decade of reading...

The Confident Hope of a Miracle: The True Story of the Spanish Armada

Author	Neil Hanson
ISBN	1400078172

The story of the Spanish Armada is one of the great epics, with a cast of characters as rich and varied as any in history and results that shaped Europe for centuries to come. Neil Hanson — acclaimed author of The Great Fire of London — traces the origins of the conflict from the Old World to the New, delineating...

The Billy Ruffian

Author

David Cordingly

David Cordingly, a leading authority on pirates and maritime history, The Billy Ruffian is the story of a real-life H.M.S. Sophie, named Bellerophon, or Billy Ruffian as her crew called her, barnacles and all. Under fourteen captains, she played a conspicuous part in three of the most famous of all...

Henry Clay: The Essential American

Author

David S. Heidler

The epic life and times of one of the most important political figures in our history.
 
He was the Great Compromiser, a canny and colorful legislator and leader whose life mirrors the story of America from its founding until the eve of the Civil War. Speaker of the House, senator, secretary...