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Thursday, March 11, 2021
GO! magazine — A&E in Northeast Oregon
Big Read concludes with author talk
■ Month-long program to read ‘In the Heart of the Sea’ concludes March 17
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The Big Read: “In the Heart of the Sea”
fter a month of virtual pro-
grams and discussions, The
Big Read wraps up Wednesday,
March 17, featuring an interview
with Nathaniel Philbrick, author of
the featured book “In the Heart of
the Sea.”
As participants tune in virtu-
ally, Fishtrap Executive Director
Shannon McNerney sits down with
Philbrick for an in-depth discus-
sion about the people, times, and
themes in “In the Heart of the Sea.”
Learn about his writing and
research process, and about his
cameo in the major motion picture
inspired by his book.
To tune in, go to fi shtrap.org.
Hover over “Clear Thinking Pro-
grams” and then click on The NEA
Big Read.
Mike Midlo, program direc-
tor, said online attendance “has
exceeded our expectations.”
“Teachers are showing videos
in classrooms, families are watch-
ing them at the dinner table, and
people from beyond Wallowa and
Union counties are participating,”
he said.
All previous Big Read programs
are now available to view on Fish-
trap’s Big Read page (fi shtrap.org)
and Fishtrap’s YouTube channel.
Midlo said the recordings will
“be available for viewing anytime
for years to come on the YouTube
channel.”
Nathaniel Philbrick, author of “In
the Heart of the Sea”
Historical Association.
In 2000, he published the New
York Times bestseller “In the Heart
of the Sea,” winner of the Na-
tional Book Award for nonfi ction,
followed by “Sea of Glory,” winner
of the Theodore and Franklin D.
Roosevelt Naval History Prize and
the Albion-Monroe Award from
the National Maritime Historical
Society, and “Mayfl ower,” fi nalist
for both the 2007 Pulitzer Prize
in History and the Los Angeles
Times Book Award and winner of
the Massachusetts Book Award for
nonfi ction.
• WHALING WITH DR. LISAT. BALLANCE
Topics include illegal whaling, “scientifi c whaling,” and aboriginal
whaling.
• MOVIE: ‘INTHE HEART OFTHE SEA’
• FOOD AT SEA: HOWTO MAKEYOUR OWN HARDTACK
Hardtack was an important food for sailors traveling on long voy-
ages. In this short baking demonstration, learn about the history of this
infamous seabiscuit, and try your hand at making your own!
SAILOR SLANG
ing as an editor at Sailing World
magazine, he wrote and edited
several books about sailing, includ-
ing “The Passionate Sailor,” “Second
Wind,” and “Yachting, A Parody.”
In 1986, Philbrick moved to
Nantucket with his wife Melissa
and their two children.
In 1994, he published his fi rst
book about the island’s history,
“Away Off Shore,” followed by a
study of the Nantucket’s native
legacy titled “Abram’s Eyes.”
He is the founding director of
the Egan Maritime Institute and
a research fellow at the Nantucket
This week’s special event was a
talk on “Sailor Slang” that aired
live Wednesday, March 10.
The recorded program is now
available to view on fi shtrap.org.
This talk features Julia Triezen-
berg, museum educator at the Co-
lumbia River Maritime Museum,
discussing everyday “maritime
slang” such as “the cat’s out of the
bag.”
At the Columbia River Maritime
Museum, she facilitates Learning
Labs that connect students with
the Columbia River’s maritime
history.
• SAILOR SUPERSTITIONS
To protect themselves against some of these dangers, sailors devel-
oped a culture of rituals or beliefs that served as good luck charms.
• WHALING IN OREGON
Features Julia Triezenberg, Museum Educator at the Columbia River
Maritime Museum
• GOLDEN AGE OF WHALING
Explores life at sea for whalemen (and a few women) in the 1800s
and the fi rst truly American art form: scrimshaw.
• SAILOR SLANG
There are a lot of expressions we say every day that come from the
maritime world. Explore these in this “Maritime Slang” EDU Talk.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Philbrick grew up in Pitts-
burgh, Pennsylvania. He earned a
bachelor’s in English from Brown
University and an master’s in
American Literature from Duke
University, where he was a James
B. Duke Fellow.
He was Brown University’s fi rst
Intercollegiate All-American sailor
in 1978, the same year he won the
Sunfi sh North Americans in Bar-
rington, Rhode Island. After work-
The Big Read began Feb. 17 and wraps up March 17. Virtual events
have happened throughout the month, and each recording is available
to watch online at www.fi shtrap.org. Here is a list:
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