Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
The story of the "Globe" mutiny is one of unending fascination. Dovetailing Gibson's riveting account of the mutiny is the history of the sperm oil industry, its Nantucket Quaker powerbrokers, and the growth of American naval influence. Above all, the book is, in the tradition of Nordhoff and Hall's "Mutiny on the Bounty, " a story of men and the sea.