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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex (National Book Award Winner)
Contributor(s): Philbrick, Nathaniel (Author)

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ISBN: 0141001828 ISBN-13: 9780141001821
Publisher: Penguin Group

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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2001
Annotation: 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.

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Transportation | Ships & Shipbuilding - General
- History | United States - 19th Century
- Transportation | Navigation

Dewey: 910.916

LCCN: 99053740

Lexile Measure: 1210(Not Available)

Physical Information: 0.85" H x 5.3" W x 8" L (0.70 lbs) 336 pages

Themes:
- Chronological Period - 19th Century

Features: Ikids, Price on Product

Awards: Massachusetts Book Award (MassBook), Honor Book, Nonfiction, 2001

Review Citations: Booklist 04/01/2001 pg. 1461
Entertainment Weekly 05/04/2001 pg. 61
New York Times 05/06/2001 pg. 36
Outside 06/01/2015 pg. 86

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 45207
Reading Level: 8.8 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 14.0

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
From the author of Mayflower, Valiant Ambition, and In the Hurricane's Eye--the riveting bestseller tells the story of the true events that inspired Melville's Moby-Dick.

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 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. In the Heart of the Sea, recently adapted into a major feature film starring Chris Hemsworth, is a book for the ages.

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