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(More customer reviews)Songini's new book shows a gritty world almost unimaginable by today's standards. A sea captain persuades his wife to join him in the pursuit of the world's largest animals, which are hunted and rendered before her eyes, ears and nose. She is pregnant, gives birth at sea and recuperates with her new son on an island under the care of a Christian missionary who entertains her with stories about the native cannibals. And this is only the first chapter. You might think it is fiction, but there is a bibliography. Still, the book doesn't seem to be too sensational, nor too academic. I'm liking the balance between the two extremes.
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