In the Heart of the Sea
The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
By Nathaniel Philbrick
(Penguin (Non-Classics), Paperback, 9780141001821, 320pp.)
Publication Date: May 2001
Other Editions of This Title: Prebound (May 2001), (May 2001), Hardcover (May 2000)
Categories: Maritime History, Ships & Shipbuilding - Shipwrecks, United States - 19th Century
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Description
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". of illustrations.











