This is a well-researched book on not only the mutiny Samuel Comstock led on the whaleship Globe, but also the broader history of the whaling industry and its effect on trade and the culture in Nantucket and surrounding areas during the early 19th century. ( )

The true story of the mutiny on the whaler Globe in 1824. After the mutiny the sailors tried to find an island to take over and make thier our empire. ( )