In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex STEAM

In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex STEAMFrom the author of Mayflower, Valiant Ambition, and In the Hurricane's Eye the riveting bestseller tells the story of the true events that inspired Melville's Moby Dick. Winner of the National Book Award, Nathaniel Philbrick's book is a fantastic saga of survival and adventure, steeped in the lore of whaling, with deep resonance in American literature and history. In 1820, the whaleship Essex was rammed and sunk by an angry sperm whale, leaving the

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Publisher: Amulet Books (October 12

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ISBN-13: 978-1541519282