In the Heart of the Sea
The Epic True Story That Inspired ‘Moby Dick’
$22.98
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
17 November 2000
Summary
The Number One best-selling, epic true-life story of one of the most notorious maritime disasters of the 19th century, beautifully reissued alongside Philbrick’s new paperback, Sea of Glory.
The sinking of the whaleship Essex by an enraged spermwhale in the Pacific in November 1820 set in motion one of the most dramatic sea stories of all time: the twenty sailors who survived the wreck took to three small boats (one of which was again attacked by a whale) and only eight of them surviv…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780006531203 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0006531202 |
| Author: | Nathaniel Philbrick |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Imprint: | HarperPerennial |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 17 November 2000 |
| Weight: | 240g |
| Dimensions: | 26mm x 129mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
‘Utterly gripping’ Daily Telegraph ‘Brilliant’ The Times ‘Superbly readable ! elegantly written ! a compelling study of the infinite human meanings of the sea itself’ Guardian ‘As gripping as it is grissly ! a cracking narrative, a complex cast of characters and a terrible moral dilemma at its heart’ Daily Mail
Nathaniel Philbrick
Nathaniel Philbrick is a historian and broadcaster who has written extensively about sailing. He is director of the Egan Institute of Maritime Studies on Nantucket Island, and a research fellow at the Nantucket Historical Association. He was a consultant on the movie Moby Dick. Aged 41, he has lived on Nantucket with his wife and two children since 1986. His previous book, In the Heart of the Sea was a Top Ten best seller in hardback and paperback.
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