An edition of In the Heart of the Sea (2000)
In the heart of the sea
the tragedy of the whaleship Essex
By Nathaniel Philbrick
Publish Date
2000
Publisher
Viking
Language
eng
Pages
320
Description:
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.
subjects: Sperm whale, award:national_book_award=2000, National Book Award Winner, Whaleboats, Essex (Whaleship), Nonfiction, Open Library Staff Picks, award:national_book_award=nonfiction, Essex (Ship), Shipwrecks, History, Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 12, Nantucket island (mass.), history, Whaling, Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc., Whaling ships, Survival, nyt:expeditions-disasters-and-adventures=2015-04-12, New York Times bestseller, Essex (Whale-ship), Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, Essex (Whale-ship.), Shipwreck survival, nyt:expeditions-disasters-and-adventures=2015-12-13, New York Times reviewed
Places: Pacific Ocean, Massachusetts, Nantucket Island