by Joseph C. Hart, Nathaniel Philbrick · Mill Hill Pr · tapa dura · ISBN 9780963891051
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«Miriam Coffin or the Whale-Fisherman» is the historical novel by Joseph C. Hart, with an introduction by Nathaniel Philbrick, in hardcover (344 pages, in English).
The novel is set on the island of Nantucket during the colonial era and follows Miriam Coffin, a woman who refuses to be confined to the domestic sphere and makes her way in a society shaped by the whaling industry. The plot combines maritime adventure with the portrait of a protagonist who defies the conventions of her time.
This English edition appeared in 1999 under the Mill Hill Press imprint; its ISBN-13 is 9780963891051.
For readers of historical fiction and whaling narratives, and for those interested in the history of Nantucket and the role of women in colonial society.
Nathaniel Philbrick is an American author of history, winner of the National Book Award, and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. His maritime history, In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex, based on what inspired Herman Melville to author Moby-Dick, won the 2000 National Book Award for Nonfiction and was adapted as a film in 2015.
