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In The Heart Of The Sea : The Epic True Story That Inspired Moby Dick : Film Tie-in Edition
Paperback Edition: 1
When the whaleship Essex set sail from Nantucket in 1819, the unthinkable happened.
A mere speck in the vast Pacific ocean - and powerless against the forces of nature - Essex was rammed and sunk by an enraged sperm whale, and her twenty crewmen were forced to take to the open sea in three small boats. Ninety days later only a handful of survivors were rescued - and a terrifying story of desperation, cannibalism and courage was revealed . . .
One of the greatest sea yarns ever spun, In the Heart of the Sea is the true story of the extraordinary events that inspired Herman Melville's masterpiece Moby-Dick.
Pages : 302
Publisher : Collins Publishers
Publication date : 2015-11-11
Subjects: Non-fiction, Humanities, History