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In the Heart of the Sea
by Nathaniel Philbrick • 2000
A whale sank the Essex. Twenty men, three boats. Half the survivors ate their shipmates.
4.17
120k+
In the Heart of the Sea Summary
In the Heart of the Sea 91%
A whale sank the Essex. Twenty men, three boats. Half the survivors ate their shipmates.
by Nathaniel Philbrick 2000
4.17
120k+ ratings
Moby-Dick or, The Whale
by Herman Melville • 1851
A sailor joins a whaling ship whose captain will destroy everything to kill one white whale.
3.57
620k+
Moby-Dick or, The Whale Summary
Moby-Dick or, The Whale 89%
A sailor joins a whaling ship whose captain will destroy everything to kill one white whale.
by Herman Melville 1851
3.57
620k+ ratings
Sea of Glory
by Nathaniel Philbrick • 2001
The voyage that mapped Antarctica and filled the Smithsonian, sabotaged by the tyrant who led it.
4.04
7k+
Sea of Glory Summary
Sea of Glory 89%
The voyage that mapped Antarctica and filled the Smithsonian, sabotaged by the tyrant who led it.
by Nathaniel Philbrick 2001
4.04
7k+ ratings
Moby Dick
by Christophe Chabouté • 2014
A young sailor boards the Pequod under a captain obsessed with destroying the legendary white whale.
4.08
2k+
Moby Dick Summary
Moby Dick 89%
A young sailor boards the Pequod under a captain obsessed with destroying the legendary white whale.
by Christophe Chabouté 2014
4.08
2k+ ratings
Erebus
by Michael Palin • 2018
She mapped Antarctica, then vanished in the Arctic with 129 men. The full story of HMS Erebus.
4.28
12k+
Erebus Summary
Erebus 89%
She mapped Antarctica, then vanished in the Arctic with 129 men. The full story of HMS Erebus.
by Michael Palin 2018
4.28
12k+ ratings
Moby Dick
by Rod Espinosa • 2008
An obsessed captain pursues the white whale that took his leg, dragging his crew toward destruction.
3.55
6k+
Moby Dick Summary
Moby Dick 89%
An obsessed captain pursues the white whale that took his leg, dragging his crew toward destruction.
by Rod Espinosa 2008
3.55
6k+ ratings
The Catalpa Rescue
by Peter FitzSimons • 2019
Six Irish prisoners, one American whaler, and a flag that dared the British Empire to fire.
4.30
644
The Catalpa Rescue Summary
The Catalpa Rescue 88%
Six Irish prisoners, one American whaler, and a flag that dared the British Empire to fire.
by Peter FitzSimons 2019
4.30
644 ratings
Cape Cod and the Civil War
by Stauffer Miller • 2010
A peninsula voted its morals over its money, then became the Union's lifeline at sea.
4.14
7
Cape Cod and the Civil War Summary
Cape Cod and the Civil War 87%
A peninsula voted its morals over its money, then became the Union's lifeline at sea.
by Stauffer Miller 2010
4.14
7 ratings
Cod
by Mark Kurlansky • 1997
The fish that built empires and fueled a slave trade. Then it stopped coming back.
3.92
25k+
Cod Summary
Cod 87%
The fish that built empires and fueled a slave trade. Then it stopped coming back.
by Mark Kurlansky 1997
3.92
25k+ ratings
Give Your Heart to the Hawks
by Win Blevins • 1973
Three hundred miles from the nearest law, mountain men ruled only themselves. It could not last.
3.98
425
Give Your Heart to the Hawks Summary
Give Your Heart to the Hawks 87%
Three hundred miles from the nearest law, mountain men ruled only themselves. It could not last.
by Win Blevins 1973
3.98
425 ratings
Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates
by Brian Kilmeade • 2015
North African pirates enslaved Americans and demanded tribute. Jefferson chose war and built a navy.
3.80
17k+
Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates Summary
Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates 87%
North African pirates enslaved Americans and demanded tribute. Jefferson chose war and built a navy.
by Brian Kilmeade 2015
3.80
17k+ ratings
Dragon Teeth
by Michael Crichton • 2017
A Yale student joins a fossil hunt on a dare, trapped between two scientists at war.
3.86
50k+
Dragon Teeth Summary
Dragon Teeth 87%
A Yale student joins a fossil hunt on a dare, trapped between two scientists at war.
by Michael Crichton 2017
3.86
50k+ ratings
Why Read Moby-Dick?
by Nathaniel Philbrick • 2010
The whale is America: a historian on why Moby-Dick is the novel our present moment demands.
3.78
5k+
Why Read Moby-Dick? Summary
Why Read Moby-Dick? 87%
The whale is America: a historian on why Moby-Dick is the novel our present moment demands.
by Nathaniel Philbrick 2010
3.78
5k+ ratings
The Klondike Fever
by Pierre Berton • 1958
One ship carrying a fortune in gold turned a frozen creek into a city of forty thousand.
4.11
462
The Klondike Fever Summary
The Klondike Fever 87%
One ship carrying a fortune in gold turned a frozen creek into a city of forty thousand.
by Pierre Berton 1958
4.11
462 ratings
Managed Annihilation
by Dean L.Y. Bavington • 2010
The 1992 cod collapse that idled 30,000 workers was not nature's fault but management's.
3.29
21
Managed Annihilation Summary
Managed Annihilation 87%
The 1992 cod collapse that idled 30,000 workers was not nature's fault but management's.
by Dean L.Y. Bavington 2010
3.29
21 ratings
Sharpe's Trafalgar
by Bernard Cornwell • 2002
An army officer sails for England, unaware his captain has sold them to the French.
4.15
16k+
Sharpe's Trafalgar Summary
Sharpe's Trafalgar 87%
An army officer sails for England, unaware his captain has sold them to the French.
by Bernard Cornwell 2002
4.15
16k+ ratings
The Making of American Exceptionalism
by Kim Voss • 1993
The Knights of Labor fell to an employer offensive, not infighting, and U.S. unions never recovered.
3.80
10
The Making of American Exceptionalism Summary
The Making of American Exceptionalism 87%
The Knights of Labor fell to an employer offensive, not infighting, and U.S. unions never recovered.
by Kim Voss 1993
3.80
10 ratings
Nothing Like It in the World
by Stephen E. Ambrose • 2000
Shopkeepers, swindlers, and immigrant armies: the men who punched a railroad through a continent.
3.99
14k+
Nothing Like It in the World Summary
Nothing Like It in the World 87%
Shopkeepers, swindlers, and immigrant armies: the men who punched a railroad through a continent.
by Stephen E. Ambrose 2000
3.99
14k+ ratings
Nature's Metropolis
by William Cronon • 1991
The grain and hogs flowing through Chicago didn't just feed the nation, they rewired the continent.
4.26
4k+
Nature's Metropolis Summary
Nature's Metropolis 86%
The grain and hogs flowing through Chicago didn't just feed the nation, they rewired the continent.
by William Cronon 1991
4.26
4k+ ratings
The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806
by Meriwether Lewis • 2005
Starvation, rapids, and tribal diplomacy: the raw journal that built an American myth.
3.93
381
The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Summary
The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 86%
Starvation, rapids, and tribal diplomacy: the raw journal that built an American myth.
by Meriwether Lewis 2005
3.93
381 ratings
The Greater Journey
by David McCullough • 2011
Paris, 1830 to 1900. Americans arrived as students. They left as architects of a new culture.
3.94
21k+
The Greater Journey Summary
The Greater Journey 86%
Paris, 1830 to 1900. Americans arrived as students. They left as architects of a new culture.
by David McCullough 2011
3.94
21k+ ratings
The Republic for Which It Stands
by Richard White • 2017
America rebuilt itself after 1865 into something no one voted for. A history of broken promises.
4.16
2k+
The Republic for Which It Stands Summary
The Republic for Which It Stands 86%
America rebuilt itself after 1865 into something no one voted for. A history of broken promises.
by Richard White 2017
4.16
2k+ ratings
Benito Cereno
by Herman Melville • 2006
An American captain boards a Spanish slave ship in chaos, sensing danger but misreading every sign.
3.53
10k+
Benito Cereno Summary
Benito Cereno 86%
An American captain boards a Spanish slave ship in chaos, sensing danger but misreading every sign.
by Herman Melville 2006
3.53
10k+ ratings
Blackbeard
by Angus Konstam • 2006
Blackbeard blockaded a city for medicine, then sank his flagship to cheat his crew.
3.55
445
Blackbeard Summary
Blackbeard 86%
Blackbeard blockaded a city for medicine, then sank his flagship to cheat his crew.
by Angus Konstam 2006
3.55
445 ratings
We, the Drowned
by Carsten Jensen • 2006
Generations of Danish sailors vanish into the sea, leaving widows to steer the town.
4.24
13k+
We, the Drowned Summary
We, the Drowned 86%
Generations of Danish sailors vanish into the sea, leaving widows to steer the town.
by Carsten Jensen 2006
4.24
13k+ ratings
The Prize
by Daniel Yergin • 1991
How a dark liquid wrote the rules of power, decided wars, and built the greatest fortunes.
4.44
13k+
The Prize Summary
The Prize 86%
How a dark liquid wrote the rules of power, decided wars, and built the greatest fortunes.
by Daniel Yergin 1991
4.44
13k+ ratings
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket
by Edgar Allan Poe • 1999
A boy stows away, survives mutiny and cannibalism, then sails into a white Antarctic void.
3.5
15k+
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket Summary
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket 86%
A boy stows away, survives mutiny and cannibalism, then sails into a white Antarctic void.
by Edgar Allan Poe 1999
3.5
15k+ ratings
The Company
by Stephen R. Bown • 2020
A fur company once ruled a third of North America. Its collapse created Canada.
4.13
2k+
The Company Summary
The Company 86%
A fur company once ruled a third of North America. Its collapse created Canada.
by Stephen R. Bown 2020
4.13
2k+ ratings
The Republic of Pirates
by Colin Woodard • 2007
Sailors broken by the navy built their own republic: democratic, armed, and flying the black flag.
3.89
12k+
The Republic of Pirates Summary
The Republic of Pirates 86%
Sailors broken by the navy built their own republic: democratic, armed, and flying the black flag.
by Colin Woodard 2007
3.89
12k+ ratings
Evolution's Captain
by Peter Nichols • 2003
He kidnapped four Fuegians to save them, gave Darwin his ship, and was destroyed by both.
3.99
511
Evolution's Captain Summary
Evolution's Captain 86%
He kidnapped four Fuegians to save them, gave Darwin his ship, and was destroyed by both.
by Peter Nichols 2003
3.99
511 ratings
Mr Beethoven
by Paul Griffiths • 2020
A deaf Beethoven in 1833 Boston composes an oratorio through the hands of a teenage interpreter.
3.64
191
Mr Beethoven Summary
Mr Beethoven 86%
A deaf Beethoven in 1833 Boston composes an oratorio through the hands of a teenage interpreter.
by Paul Griffiths 2020
3.64
191 ratings
The Sea Around Us
by Rachel Carson • 1951
Half the Earth is a sunless abyss holding mountains, phantom currents, and drifting life.
4.17
5k+
The Sea Around Us Summary
The Sea Around Us 86%
Half the Earth is a sunless abyss holding mountains, phantom currents, and drifting life.
by Rachel Carson 1951
4.17
5k+ ratings
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
by Cormac McCarthy • 1985
A runaway joins scalp hunters in the desert, where a hairless judge preaches war as the only truth.
4.15
227k+
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West Summary
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West 86%
A runaway joins scalp hunters in the desert, where a hairless judge preaches war as the only truth.
by Cormac McCarthy 1985
4.15
227k+ ratings
Walt Whitman
by Justin Kaplan • 1980
A failed journalist shattered poetry's rules, then spent the Civil War comforting dying soldiers.
3.94
326
Walt Whitman Summary
Walt Whitman 86%
A failed journalist shattered poetry's rules, then spent the Civil War comforting dying soldiers.
by Justin Kaplan 1980
3.94
326 ratings
Internal Improvement
by John Lauritz Larson • 2001
Public works were meant to knit the early republic together. Private capital drew the map instead.
3.73
33
Internal Improvement Summary
Internal Improvement 86%
Public works were meant to knit the early republic together. Private capital drew the map instead.
by John Lauritz Larson 2001
3.73
33 ratings
Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party
by Edward Dolnick • 2024
Before Darwin, bizarre fossils had already cracked the God-ordained universe wide open.
3.74
3k+
Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party Summary
Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party 86%
Before Darwin, bizarre fossils had already cracked the God-ordained universe wide open.
by Edward Dolnick 2024
3.74
3k+ ratings
Endurance
by Alfred Lansing • 1959
Ice crushed their ship. For 497 days, 28 men drifted. Escape meant 800 miles in a lifeboat.
4.46
169k+
Endurance Summary
Endurance 86%
Ice crushed their ship. For 497 days, 28 men drifted. Escape meant 800 miles in a lifeboat.
by Alfred Lansing 1959
4.46
169k+ ratings
The White House Is Burning
by Jane Sutcliffe • 2014
The White House burned. British troops looted the Capitol. And then the sky itself attacked.
4.01
168
The White House Is Burning Summary
The White House Is Burning 86%
The White House burned. British troops looted the Capitol. And then the sky itself attacked.
by Jane Sutcliffe 2014
4.01
168 ratings
To Hell on a Fast Horse
by Mark Lee Gardner • 2010
Two men, one violent frontier, and a bullet in the dark that made them both immortal.
3.79
2k+
To Hell on a Fast Horse Summary
To Hell on a Fast Horse 86%
Two men, one violent frontier, and a bullet in the dark that made them both immortal.
by Mark Lee Gardner 2010
3.79
2k+ ratings
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
by Jules Verne • 1869
Captured aboard an impossible submarine, a scientist trades his freedom for the wonders of the deep.
3.89
279k+
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Summary
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea 86%
Captured aboard an impossible submarine, a scientist trades his freedom for the wonders of the deep.
by Jules Verne 1869
3.89
279k+ ratings
The Lost Men
by Kelly Tyler-Lewis • 2006
Ten men, stranded in Antarctica, marched 1,300 miles laying depots for an explorer they barely knew.
4.15
2k+
The Lost Men Summary
The Lost Men 86%
Ten men, stranded in Antarctica, marched 1,300 miles laying depots for an explorer they barely knew.
by Kelly Tyler-Lewis 2006
4.15
2k+ ratings
Black Flags, Blue Waters
by Eric Jay Dolin • 2018
From welcomed economic partners to hanged outlaws: the real story of pirates in colonial America.
3.76
5k+
Black Flags, Blue Waters Summary
Black Flags, Blue Waters 86%
From welcomed economic partners to hanged outlaws: the real story of pirates in colonial America.
by Eric Jay Dolin 2018
3.76
5k+ ratings
The Silence Factory
by Bridget Collins • 2024
Seeking silence for his grief, a widower finds a factory where spiders spin refuge and ruin.
3.42
4k+
The Silence Factory Summary
The Silence Factory 86%
Seeking silence for his grief, a widower finds a factory where spiders spin refuge and ruin.
by Bridget Collins 2024
3.42
4k+ ratings
The Republic of Violence
by J.D. Dickey • 2022
The abolitionists' greatest enemy wasn't slavery; it was the mob violence that met their every move.
4.03
34
The Republic of Violence Summary
The Republic of Violence 86%
The abolitionists' greatest enemy wasn't slavery; it was the mob violence that met their every move.
by J.D. Dickey 2022
4.03
34 ratings
The Terror
by Dan Simmons • 2007
A doomed Arctic expedition. A predator on the ice. The long, dark winter has only begun.
4.09
75k+
The Terror Summary
The Terror 86%
A doomed Arctic expedition. A predator on the ice. The long, dark winter has only begun.
by Dan Simmons 2007
4.09
75k+ ratings
The Mammoth Book of the West
by Jon E. Lewis • 1996
Land seized, gold mined, bison slaughtered: how the real West vanished behind the myth.
3.98
137
The Mammoth Book of the West Summary
The Mammoth Book of the West 86%
Land seized, gold mined, bison slaughtered: how the real West vanished behind the myth.
by Jon E. Lewis 1996
3.98
137 ratings
The Pursuit of Power
by Richard J. Evans • 2016
Between Waterloo and the trenches: how industrialization, democracy, and empire transformed Europe.
4.15
2k+
The Pursuit of Power Summary
The Pursuit of Power 86%
Between Waterloo and the trenches: how industrialization, democracy, and empire transformed Europe.
by Richard J. Evans 2016
4.15
2k+ ratings
Shipwrecked!
by Martin W. Sandler • 2023
Seven shipwrecks froze time. How marine archaeologists learned to unlock them.
3.87
218
Shipwrecked! Summary
Shipwrecked! 86%
Seven shipwrecks froze time. How marine archaeologists learned to unlock them.
by Martin W. Sandler 2023
3.87
218 ratings
Why We Love Pirates
by Rebecca Simon • 2020
How the execution of one privateer turned pirate created the outlaw myth we still sail with.
3.67
340
Why We Love Pirates Summary
Why We Love Pirates 86%
How the execution of one privateer turned pirate created the outlaw myth we still sail with.
by Rebecca Simon 2020
3.67
340 ratings
The Sea and Civilization
by Lincoln Paine • 2013
Before trains, the sea was the fastest highway. World history from the deck of a ship.
3.89
700
The Sea and Civilization Summary
The Sea and Civilization 86%
Before trains, the sea was the fastest highway. World history from the deck of a ship.
by Lincoln Paine 2013
3.89
700 ratings
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