In the Wake of Madness : The Murderous Voyage of the Whaleship Sharon (Paperback)

from Stbalbach

In the Wake of Madness is half-baked. The material available should have made for a rip-roaring sea-yarn but Druett somehow managed to miss the boat. The mystery of future events is what drives narrative non-fiction forward but she recounts the whole story in summary at the start - an unnecessary...

from JeffV

In the early to mid-19th century, the whaling industry offered much profit for those daring enough for the challenge. Think The Deadliest Catch before reality TV. Adventures on the high seas eventually were hot stories in the media (once they got there), as well as the stuff of novels. In fact, t...

from usnmm2

[In The Wake of Madness] by Joan Druett An interesting read. This is the account of the cruise of the whaleship 'Sharon' out of Fairhaven Mass. from 1841 till 1845. Whose Captain was murdered a year later by three of the crewmen. And then the ship being almost single handedly being retaken by the...

from Radella

This was quite an interesting book, with a realistic look at what a whaling ship was like (and all things considered, I'm quite happy I never shipped out on a whaling vessel!). What caused Captain Howes Norris to be murdered? Why were there so many desertions from the ship? Joan Druett looks beyo...

from cathyskye

Once again, I've dived into the realm of maritime history with New Zealand resident Joan Druett. I've read two of her earlier books about females at sea and greatly enjoyed them. Recently I discovered that Druett has begun to write a mystery series featuring a character who's a member of the U.S....