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

Categories: Maritime History, Ships & Shipbuilding - Shipwrecks, United States - 19th Century

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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.
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