In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex

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From the author of and the forthcoming , the riveting bestseller tells the story of the true events that inspired Melville's .

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 was rammed and sunk by an angry sperm whale, leaving the desperate crew to drift for more than ninety days in three tiny boats. Nathaniel Philbrick uses little-known documents and vivid details about the Nantucket whaling tradition to reveal the chilling facts of this infamous maritime disaster. , recently adapted into a major feature film starring Chris Hemsworth, is a book for the ages.

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Amazon > Books > Subjects > History > Europe > Great Britain > England

Amazon > Books > Subjects > History > Americas > United States > State & Local

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/r/AskHistorians	How exactly did ancient whalers tow a whale back to shore?	Feb 20, 2016
/r/rva	Daily Thread January 6th	Jan 6, 2016
/r/audiobooks	Audiobooks you couldn't put down.	Sep 28, 2015
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/r/Shipwrecks	Shipwrecked sailor survived 66 days at sea on rainwater, raw fish & prayers	Apr 3, 2015
/r/Judaism	[Books!] What are you reading, /r/Judaism? - April 2015	Mar 31, 2015
/r/CasualConversation	Book suggestions about Coastal Massachusetts?	Mar 21, 2015
/r/suggestmeabook	I enjoyed The Martian more than anything I've read in the past few years. Can reddit suggest some more great books about survival and ingenuity?	Jan 10, 2015
/r/MorbidReality	Need something to read while I hunt tomorrow. What is the most morbid thing you can think of?	Dec 18, 2014
/r/movies	Eerie poster for In the Heart of the Sea	Dec 11, 2014
/r/books	Books similar to Moby Dick?	Dec 1, 2014
/r/AskReddit	What's the creepiest, weirdest, or most super-naturally frightening thing to happen in history?	Oct 31, 2014
/r/movies	In the Heart of the Sea Trailer #1 (2015) Chris Hemsworth Vs. A Whale	Oct 16, 2014
/r/AskReddit	What cliche storyline are you sick of seeing in movies?	Oct 14, 2014

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