Now available in paperback, this true-life bestseller tells the incredible story of the wreck of the Whaleship Essex--an event that served as the inspiration for Melville\'s Moby Dick.
In the Heart of the Sea , recently adapted into a major feature film starring Chris Hemsworth, is a book for the ages..
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 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.
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.
From the author of Mayflower, Valiant Ambition , and In the Hurricane\'s Eye-- t he riveting bestseller tells the story of the true events that inspired Melville\'s Moby-Dick . of illustrations.
Now available in paperback, this true-life bestseller tells the incredible story of the wreck of the Whaleship Essex--an event that served as the inspiration for Melville\'s Moby Dick
