In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
The riveting bestseller tells the story of the true events that inspired Melville's Moby-Dick. Winner of the National Book Award, Nathaniel Philbrick's book is a fantastic saga of survival and adventure, steeped in the lore of whaling, with deep resonance in American literature and history. In the Heart of the Sea, recently adapted into a major feature film starring Chris Hemsworth, is a book for the ages.
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This is a true story I never knew happened. Nor did I know this book was the basis for Moby Dick. I also watched the DVD.
Not for the feint of heart, lots of in depth gruesome detail regarding whaling, the realities of being stranded in the ocean, and cannibalism.
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