In the Wake of Madness: The Murderous Voyage of the Whaleship Sharon
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After more than a century of silence, the true story of one of history's most notorious mutinies is revealed in Joan Druett's riveting "nautical murder mystery" (USA Today). On May 25, 1841, the Massachusetts whaleship Sharon set out for the whaling ground of the northwestern Pacific. A year later, while most of the crew was out hunting, Captain Howes Norris was brutally murdered. When the men in the whaleboats returned, they found four crew members on board, three of whom were covered in blood, the other screaming from atop the mast. Single-handedly, the third officer launched a surprise attack to recapture the Sharon, killing two of the attackers and subduing the other. An American investigation into the murder was never conducted--even when the Sharon returned home three years later, with only four of the original twenty-nine crew on board. Joan Druett, a historian who's been called a female Patrick O'Brian by the Wall Street Journal, dramatically re-creates the mystery of the ill-fated whaleship and reveals a voyage filled with savagery under the command of one of the most ruthless captains to sail the high seas. Joan Druett is a maritime historian and the award-winning author of several books, including Petticoat Whalers, She Was a Sister Sailor, Hen Frigates, Tupaia, and The Discovery of Tahiti. Her interest in maritime history began in 1984, when she discovered the grave of a young American whaling wife while exploring the tropical island of Rarotonga; she subsequently received a Fulbright fellowship to study whaling wives in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and California. Her ground-breaking work in the field of seafaring women was also recognized with a L. Byrne Waterman Award. She is married to Ron Druett, a maritime artist.
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Druett, J. (2004). In the Wake of Madness: The Murderous Voyage of the Whaleship Sharon. [United States], Algonquin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Druett, Joan. 2004. In the Wake of Madness: The Murderous Voyage of the Whaleship Sharon. [United States], Algonquin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Druett, Joan, In the Wake of Madness: The Murderous Voyage of the Whaleship Sharon. [United States], Algonquin Books, 2004.
MLA Citation (style guide)Druett, Joan. In the Wake of Madness: The Murderous Voyage of the Whaleship Sharon. [United States], Algonquin Books, 2004.
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