In the Wake of Madness The Murderous Voyage of the Whaleship Sharon

In 1841, in the South Pacific, madness took the helm of the Massachusetts whaleship Sharon. Those who survived the ill fated voyage never divulged what really happened. Now more than 150 years later, award-winning maritime historian Joan Druett solves the mystery of the brutal murder of Captain Howes Norris -- one of most ruthless and maniacal characters in nautical history. This never-before-told true story about a deranged captain; his desperate, mutinous crew; and the man who -- in the wake of madness -- became a hero, is nautical writing at its best. Book jacket.

Joan Druett's previous books have won many awards, including a New York Public Library Book to Remember citation, a John Lyman Award for Best Book of American Maritime History, and the Kendall Whaling Museum's L. Byrne Waterman Award