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Name: In the Heart of the Sea

Full title: In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
Author: Nathaniel Philbrick
Year: 1999
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Popularity: 6.6
Genres/categories: History, Non Fiction, Award winners, Adventure, Biographies, Travel

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ISBN:
9780002570572
9780006531203
9780007115150
9780007241798
9780147716262
9780606217811
9780670891573
9780753110041
9780753110331
9780786556663
9780786556670
9780965032872
9781568951782
9781568959443
0002570572
0006531202
0007115156
0007241798
0147716268
0606217819
0670891576
0753110040
0753110334
0786556668
0786556676
0965032876
1568951787
1568959443
Winner of the National Book Award for Nonfiction in 2000.
Winner of the Alex Award in 2001.
Winner of the Ambassador Book Award for American Studies in 2001.

Recounts the story of the 1820 wreck of the whaleship Essex, which inspired Melville's classic "Moby-Dick," and describes its doomed crew's ninety-day attempt to survive whale attacks and the elements on three tiny lifeboats.
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