Eric Jay Dolin
Forfatter af Leviathan: The History of Whaling in America
Om forfatteren
Eric Jay Dolin is the best-selling author of Leviathan and Black Flags, Blue Waters, among other books. He and his family live in Marblehead, Massachusetts.
Værker af Eric Jay Dolin
Black Flags, Blue Waters: The Epic History of America's Most Notorious Pirates (2018) — Forfatter — 331 eksemplarer
When America First Met China: An Exotic History of Tea, Drugs, and Money in the Age of Sail (2012) 187 eksemplarer
Political Waters: The Long Dirty, Contentious, Incredibly Expensive but Eventually Triumphant History of Boston Harbor,… (2004) 7 eksemplarer
The Duck stamp story 1 eksemplar
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- Fødselsdato
- 1961
- Køn
- male
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Fødested
- Queens, New York, USA
- Bopæl
- Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA
- Uddannelse
- Brown University (BA)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D.)
Yale University - Erhverv
- fisheries policy analyst
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Statistikker
- Værker
- 15
- Medlemmer
- 1,893
- Popularitet
- #13,590
- Vurdering
- 3.8
- Anmeldelser
- 33
- ISBN
- 58
- Sprog
- 1
- Udvalgt
- 2
First of all, I devoured this book in two days. I had never heard this tale of survival before, and I'm glad for that. I couldn't put the book down! How Charles and his crew mates ever managed to survive at the bottom of the world is nothing short of a miracle. Someone of lesser skill probably would've focused solely on Charles, relying heavily on his published account, but Dolin understands that each person (and animal) had an important role to play in this saga. There's a perfect balance between the castaways' storyline and that of the captured escapees. Dolin also provides enough of the ongoing war for context, without ruining the pacing of the story. After all, being a prisoner of war in many ways is worse. Out of the pan and into the fire. There were so many chances for failure and yet hope remained and justice prevailed. I strongly recommend this one!… (mere)