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  2. www.amazon.com › Heart-Sea-Tragedy-Whaleship-EssexIn the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex

    May 1, 2001 · 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 desperate crew to drift for more than ninety days in three tiny ...

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    In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex is a book by American writer Nathaniel Philbrick about the loss of the whaler Essex in the Pacific Ocean in 1820. The book was published by Viking Press on May 8, 2000, and won the 2000 National Book Award for Nonfiction.

    • Nathaniel Philbrick
    • 320 pp.
    • 2000
    • May 8, 2000

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    May 8, 2000 · In the Heart of the Sea brings to new life the incredible story of the wreck of the whaleship Essex - an event as mythic in its own century as the Titanic disaster in ours, and the inspiration for the climax of Moby-Dick. In a harrowing page-turner, Nathaniel Philbrick restores this epic story to its rightful place in American history.

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  6. www.britannica.com › topic › Essex-whaling-shipEssex | History, Whale Attack, Survivors, & Rescue | Britannica

    Essex, American whaling ship that was rammed by a sperm whale on November 20, 1820, and later sank. Although all 20 crewmen initially survived, only 8 were rescued following an arduous journey that devolved into cannibalism. The sinking inspired the climactic scene in Herman Melville ’s Moby Dick (1851).

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    Dec 28, 2015 · The film, In the Heart of the Sea (released on Boxing Day), is based on Nathaniel Philbrick’s maritime history book of the same name. Ben Whishaw as Herman Melville. © Warner Brothers. The story...

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  9. www.publishersweekly.com › 9780670891573In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex

    BUY THIS BOOK. In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex. Nathaniel Philbrick. Viking, $24.95 (320pp) ISBN 978-0-670-89157-3. In 1821, a whaling ship came upon a small...

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    In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex - National Book Foundation. National Book Foundation > Books > In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex. In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex. Winner, National Book Awards 2000 for Nonfiction. ISBN 9780670891573 Penguin Putnam.

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