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Captain Pollard took command of the ill-fated whaling ship Essex when he was not yet thirty. Raised on a farm, lured by the unknown power of the sea, Pollard commands with great courage and recklessness. When the Essex is sunk by a huge whale and the crew is set adrift, Pollard is forced to implement an ancient custom of the sea -- the sacrifice of one man to save the lives of others. Pollard's obedience to the moral law of the sea, and the consequences of his act when he returns to an unforgiving society, become the heart of this extraordinary exploration of one man's search for principles -- and redemption.
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About the Author:
Henry Carlisle, the descendent of Nantucket whale-oil merchants, is a writer. His most recently published book was The Idealists, which he wrote with his wife, Olga. He is the author of several novels, including Voyage to the First of December, and The Land Where the Sun Dies. He lives in San Francisco, California.
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"A powerful novel." -- People
"A scintillating tale that is also surprisingly believable. The Jonah Man is a memorable story indeed, a taut novel of man and the sea." -- The Plain Dealer
"The Jonah Man in retelling a great sea chronicle, breathes life into another age, and makes us aware of how much it is our own." -- Newsday
"The sight, the sound, the events, the tangle of kinships of a community that depended on the harsh harvest of whaling are brought to urgent life." -- Mary Lee Settle, author of Charley Bland
"A scintillating tale that is also surprisingly believable. The Jonah Man is a memorable story indeed, a taut novel of man and the sea." -- The Plain Dealer
"The Jonah Man in retelling a great sea chronicle, breathes life into another age, and makes us aware of how much it is our own." -- Newsday
"The sight, the sound, the events, the tangle of kinships of a community that depended on the harsh harvest of whaling are brought to urgent life." -- Mary Lee Settle, author of Charley Bland
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- PublisherOrion
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 0752836978
- ISBN 13 9780752836973
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages256
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