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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex [Paperback] Philbrick, Nathaniel

From the author of Mayflower, Valiant Ambition, and In the Hurricanes Eyethe riveting bestseller tells the story of the true events that inspired Melvilles MobyDickWinner of the National Book Award, Nathaniel Philbricks book is a fantastic saga of survival and adventure, steeped in the lore of whaling, with deep resonance in American literature and historyIn 1820, the whaleship Essex was rammed and sunk by an angry sperm whale, leaving the desperate crew to drift for more than ninety days in three tiny boats Nathaniel Philbrick uses littleknown documents and vivid details about the Nantucket whaling tradition to reveal the chilling facts of this infamous maritime disaster In the Heart of the Sea, recently adapted into a major feature film starring Chris Hemsworth, is a book for the ages