Book Discussion: In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex

Did you find one narrator to be more reliable than the other?

Was Captain Pollard a coward?

What do you think happened to the african american crew members?

What would have you done within the first few hours of the shipwreck.

Would Chase have been a better captain than Pollard?

Were there any moves that the survivors made that you would have done differently?

If you were a survivor would you have stayed on Henderson Island or gone on to sail?