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In the Heart of the Sea
by Nathaniel Philbrick
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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FLAGSTAFF HILL, South Australia, Australia
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About This Item
The epic true story that inspired Moby Dick. The sinking of the whaling ship Essex by an enraged spermwhale far out in the Pacific in 1820 set in train one of the most dramatic sea stories of all time- the last voyage of the Essex descibed in all its fateful horror. 302 pages with 16 pages of black and white illustrations and maps on 3 pages. Book in good condition ex library with general tanning and some minor bumping and chipping. Library sticker on spine, stamp on last page and catalogue number written on publishing page.
Synopsis
The ordeal of the whaleship Essex was an event as mythic in the nineteenth century as the sinking of the Titanic was in the twentieth. In 1819, the Essex left Nantucket for the South Pacific with twenty crew members aboard. In the middle of the South Pacific the ship was rammed and sunk by an angry sperm whale. The crew drifted for more than ninety days in three tiny whaleboats, succumbing to weather, hunger, disease, and ultimately turning to drastic measures in the fight for survival. Nathaniel Philbrick uses little-known documents-including a long-lost account written by the ship's cabin boy-and penetrating details about whaling and the Nantucket community to reveal the chilling events surrounding this epic maritime disaster. 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.
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On Sep 10 2018, a reader said:
The use of time to show the tragedy offers a far better story to the reader than any action would.
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Details
- Seller
- Lems Bookshop
(AU)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 1074
- Title
- In the Heart of the Sea
- Author
- Nathaniel Philbrick
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Flamingo
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2000
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- History, Nature, Adventure, Maritime
- Bookseller catalogs
- Adventure; History; Nature; Natural History;
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Lems Bookshop
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FLAGSTAFF HILL, South Australia
About Lems Bookshop
Online Bookshop. To save on postage I will consider delivery to you in Adelaide by arrangement. I have a lot of Australiana, Aboriginal, War, Adventure, Travel, History, Natural History, Earth Sciences, Childrens, Fiction and others to put online. Keep checking because I will be adding to my catalogue for a long time!
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