{"product_id":"the-wreck-of-the-mentor-a-true-story-of-death-despair-and-deliverance-in-the-age-of-sail-9781324096320","title":"The Wreck of the Mentor: A True Story of Death, Despair, and Deliverance in the Age of Sail","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the best-selling author of \u003cem\u003eBlack Flags, Blue Waters\u003c\/em\u003e comes the story of the American whaleship \u003cem\u003eMentor\u003c\/em\u003e, wrecked in 1832 on a remote reef in the western Pacific. With supplies dwindling, the eleven surviving crewmen face not only the miseries of shipwreck in unfamiliar territory but also the profound uncertainty of contact with the Indigenous people of the Micronesian archipelago of Palau, who within days approach the deserted men brandishing axes, clubs, and spears. In this gripping saga of cultural collision, tribal wars, and dashed hopes, award-winning historian Eric Jay Dolin vividly reconstructs the \u003cem\u003eMentor\u003c\/em\u003e's doomed voyage, the years of perilous captivity, and the delicate negotiations and fraught naval rescue mission that followed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Illustrated by more than 100 images and maps, \u003cem\u003eThe Wreck of the Mentor\u003c\/em\u003e is at once a powerful story of survival and a revealing window into the great Age of Sail a time when maritime ambition collided with local sovereignty, and when the outcome of one voyage rippled across oceans and empires.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eric Jay Dolin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liveright Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.54h x 6.28w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781324096320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/22\/2026 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDolin, Eric Jay:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eEric Jay Dolin\u003c\/strong\u003e is the best-selling author of numerous works in maritime history, including \u003cem\u003eLeft for Dead\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eBlack Flags, Blue Waters\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eLeviathan\u003c\/em\u003e. His books have won many awards including the John Lyman Award for U.S. Maritime History; Fraunces Tavern Museum Book Award; National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Excellence in American History Book Award; and the Samuel Eliot Morison Book Award for Naval Literature; and he was a finalist for the Kirkus Prize. He now lives in Marblehead, Massachusetts, with his family.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Eric Jay Dolin \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48397202358429,"sku":"9781324096320","price":33.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_de3f4abe-bf30-4f0c-bf35-b463bfad9c94.jpg?v=1781076018","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-wreck-of-the-mentor-a-true-story-of-death-despair-and-deliverance-in-the-age-of-sail-9781324096320","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}