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   In the heart of the sea : the tragedy of the whaleship Essex. In 1819, the 238-ton Essex set sail from Nantucket on a routine voyage for whales. Fifteen months later, the unthinkable happened: in the farthest reaches of the South Pacific, the Essex was rammed and sunk by an enraged sperm whale.

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   Mar 2, 2010 · This book shares a fantastic saga of survival and adventure, steeped in the lore of the whaling tradition, with deep resonance in literature and American history, and in the life of the Nantucket community.

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   Aug 30, 2020 · In the heart of the sea : the tragedy of the whaleship Essex. "The true events behind Moby Dick ... 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.

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   Dec 19, 2023 · In the heart of the sea. The tragedy of the whaleship Essex. by Nathaniel Philbrick. ★★★★ 4.08 ·. 13 Ratings. 92 Want to read. 2 Currently reading. 21 Have read. In 1819, the 238-ton Essex set sail from Nantucket on a routine voyage to hunt whales. Fifteen months later, the Essex was rammed and sunk by an enraged sperm whale. Publish Date. 2000.

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   In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex (National Book Award Winner) - Ebook written by Nathaniel Philbrick. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC,...

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   May 8, 2000 · 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.

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   What is in the heart of the Sea about?

   • 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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   • The book was entertaining, though. A phenomenal telling of the disaster at sea, that spurred Herman Melville to write Moby Dick,In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick is exceptional. Philbrick takes us inside the tragedy with painstaking care and newly discovered research. He describes hour to hour what happened on the ill-fated voyage.

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   When did Melville write in the heart of the sea?

   • About 150 years later, the source material was published. In the Heart of the Sea tells of the whaleship Essex which inspired Melville's opus. In 1819, it left Nantucket and went a'whaling. An enraged sperm whale (is there any other kind?) rammed the ship in the South Pacific.

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   What happened in the heart of the sea?

   • In the Heart of the Sea tells of the whaleship Essex which inspired Melville's opus. In 1819, it left Nantucket and went a'whaling. An enraged sperm whale (is there any other kind?) rammed the ship in the South Pacific. The Essex sunk and its crew took to the whale boats and set out for South America. 3,000 miles away.

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   How many pages in in the heart of the sea?

   • I picked it up and put it back down twice. By the time I finally finished it - a point of honor - I'd probably read 1200 pages of it. About 150 years later, the source material was published. In the Heart of the Sea tells of the whaleship Essex which inspired Melville's opus. In 1819, it left Nantucket and went a'whaling.

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   Who wrote in the heart of the sea?

   • But here I am holding In The Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick, bought for me by someone who saw the Penguin on the side of the book, figured I'd like it and brought it home. That's enough, it was those words Moby-Dick that did it.

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   An intense and mesmerizing read, In the Heart of the Sea is a monumental work of history forever placing the Essex tragedy in the American historical canon.