IN THE HEART OF THE SEA by Philbrick, Nathaniel ISBN 000105550X
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[edit] IN THE HEART OF THE SEA
The epic true-life story of one of the most notorious maritime disasters of the 19th century which was the inspiration for Herman Melville's classic novel 'Moby Dick'. The author uses a hitherto unknown diary of one of the survivors, discovered in an attic in Connecticut in 1998, to tell the tale.
- The sinking of the whaleship Essex by an enraged spermwhale in the Pacific in November 1820 set in motion one of the most dramatic sea stories of all time: the twenty sailors who survived the wreck took to three small boats (one of which was again attacked by a whale) and only eight of them survived their subsequent 90-day ordeal, after resorting to cannibalising their mates. - Three months after the Essex was broken up, the whaleship Dauphin, cruising off the coast of South America, spotted a small boat in the open ocean. As they pulled alongside they saw piles of bones in the bottom of the boat, at least two skeletons' worth, with two survivors - almost skeletons themselves - sucking the marrow from the bones of their dead ship-mates. The author uses a hitherto unknown diary of one of the survivors discovered in an attic in Connecticut in spring 1998.
[edit] Book Details
[edit] Title
IN THE HEART OF THE SEA
[edit] Author
Philbrick, Nathaniel
[edit] ISBN
000105550X
[edit] Published
02/05/2000
[edit] Publisher
HarperCollins Audio
[edit] Binding
audiobook on cassette (boxed set)
[edit] Retail Price
10.99 (GBP)
[edit] Typical Price Online
9.89 (GBP)
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