Bibliograph

In the heart of the sea, the tragedy of the whaleship Essex, Nathaniel Philbrick

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In the heart of the sea, the tragedy of the whaleship Essex, Nathaniel Philbrick

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [279]-289) and index

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contains biographical information

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Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

In the heart of the sea

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

9273111584273629646949818

Responsibility statement

Nathaniel Philbrick

Sub title

the tragedy of the whaleship Essex

Summary

"The true events behind Moby Dick ... In 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 little-known 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, and now, its epic adaptation for the screen will forever place the Essex tragedy in the American historical canon." --Amazon.com

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Tragedy of the whaleship Essex

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