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In the Heart of the Sea : The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick (2000, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100670891576
ISBN-139780670891573
eBay Product ID (ePID)1635192
Product Key Features
Book TitleIn the Heart of the Sea : the Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2000
TopicAnimals / Marine Life, United States / State & Local / New England (Ct, mA, Me, NH, Ri, VT), Ships & Shipbuilding / History, Maritime History & Piracy, Expeditions & Discoveries, Fisheries & Aquaculture
IllustratorYes
GenreNature, Transportation, Technology & Engineering, History
AuthorNathaniel Philbrick
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight19.2 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN99-053740
Reviews"A book that gets in your bones...Philbrick has created an eerie thriller from a centuries old tale....Scrupulously researched and eloquently written...it would have earned Melville's admiration." The New York Times Book Review "Fascinating...One of our country's great adventure stories...when it comes to extremes, In the Heart of the Sea is right there." The Wall Street Journal "Spellbinding." Time "[Told] with verve and authenticity...a classic tale of the sea." San Francisco Chronicle "Nathaniel Philbrick has taken one of the most horrifying stories in maritime history and turned it into a classic....One of the most chilling books I have ever read." Sebastian Junger, author of The Perfect Storm
Dewey Edition21
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal910.4/52
Grade ToUP
SynopsisFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Valiant Ambition and In the Hurricane's Eye , the riveting and critically acclaimed bestseller and a major motion picture starring Chris Hemsworth, directed by Ron Howard "With its huge, scarred head halfway out of the water and its tail beating the ocean into a white-water wake more than forty feet across, the whale approached the ship at twice its original speed--at least six knots. With a tremendous cracking and splintering of oak, it struck the ship just beneath the anchor secured at the cat-head on the port bow. . ." 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. In 1820, the 240-ton Essex set sail from Nantucket on a routine voyage for whales. Fifteen months later, in the farthest reaches of the South Pacific, it was repeatedly rammed and sunk by an eighty-ton bull sperm whale. Its twenty-man crew, fearing cannibals on the islands to the west, made for the 3,000-mile-distant coast of South America in three tiny boats. During ninety days at sea under horrendous conditions, the survivors clung to life as one by one, they succumbed to hunger, thirst, disease, and fear. In the Heart of the Sea tells perhaps the greatest sea story ever. Philbrick interweaves his account of this extraordinary ordeal of ordinary men with a wealth of whale lore and with a brilliantly detailed portrait of the lost, unique community of Nantucket whalers. Impeccably researched and beautifully told, the book delivers the ultimate portrait of man against nature, drawing on a remarkable range of archival and modern sources, including a long-lost account by the ship's cabin boy. At once a literary companion and a page-turner that speaks to the same issues of class, race, and man's relationship to nature that permeate the works of Melville, In the Heart of the Sea will endure as a vital work of American history.
LC Classification NumberG530.E77P45 2000
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- Jan 05, 2019
No space between you and being on deck with the crew.
As a lifetime reader, Nathaniel Philbrick's In The Heart Of The Sea has become my most gifted book to fellow readers. A riveting, spellbinding read, written in can't-put-it-down prose, you'll not be sorry for either your purchase or your time spent reading! An unforgettable adventure, steeped in history and the sea, it is the source of Melville's Moby Dick. If you've longed for adventure, the sea or seek to understand man's motivations, this book is for you! Nathaniel Philbrick's prose skips lightly as spindrift, with no space between you and being on deck with the crew.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jun 01, 2021
Great Book.. but
the copy I purchased had undisclosed flaws on the cover where a large sticker once was. The price didn’t reflect this.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- May 08, 2022
Awsome Book-----------
Inspired by True Events,and Amazing what these men went through ,Two Months at Sea,and What they had to do !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jun 26, 2018
Gone fishing
Great background for Moby Dick and and an extraordinary read in it's own right.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Mar 08, 2017
Written well and captivating story
Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Nov 08, 2021
Description is not accurate
This is not a first edition copy of the book.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- May 10, 2021
Heart of the Sea
Excellent condition! I enjoyed reading it very much! Thank you.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Sep 02, 2018
👍
Perfect! Thanks!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Sep 28, 2021
GOOD READ
GOOD VALUEVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Nov 30, 2024
great
greatVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
