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Philbrick: In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex

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Philbrick: In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
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Philbrick, Nathaniel. IN THE HEART OF THE SEA: THE TRAGEDY OF THE WHALESHIP ESSEX. Viking Penguin. 2000. 8vo, 302 pages; Hardcover w/ DJ; This is the story of the whaleship Essex that was rammed and sunk by a sperm whale in the South Pacific in 1821. The survivors set out for South America , a 3000 mile journey. This book “shares a fantastic saga of survival and adventure, steeped in the lore of the whaling tradition, with deep resonance in literature and American history, and in the life of the Nantucket community.”. Subject: History - Shipwrecks