In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
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Author:
Philbrick, Nathaniel
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Penguin Publishing Group 2001
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From the author of Mayflower, Valiant Ambition, and In the Hurricane's Eye—the riveting bestseller tells the story of the true events that inspired Melville's Moby-Dick.

A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Century
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 1820, the whaleship Essex was rammed and sunk by an angry sperm whale, leaving the desperate crew to drift for more than ninety days in three tiny boats. Nathaniel Philbrick uses little-known documents and vivid details about the Nantucket whaling tradition to reveal the chilling facts of this infamous maritime disaster. 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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Street Date:
5/1/2001
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781429513661, 9781101221570
ASIN:
B000OZ0NWQ
Accelerated Reader:
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Level 8.8, 14 Points
Lexile measure:
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Nathaniel Philbrick. (2001). In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex. Penguin Publishing Group.

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Nathaniel Philbrick. 2001. In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex. Penguin Publishing Group.

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Nathaniel Philbrick, In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex. Penguin Publishing Group, 2001.

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Nathaniel Philbrick. In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex. Penguin Publishing Group, 2001.

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      In the Heart of the Sea - Nathaniel Philbrick Preface: February 23, 1821
      Crew of the Essex
      Chapter One: Nantucket
      Chapter Two: Knockdown
      Chapter Three: First Blood
      Chapter Four: The Lees of Fire
      Chapter Five: The Attack
      Chapter Six: The Plan
      Chapter Seven: At Sea
      Chapter Eight: Centering Down
      Chapter Nine: The Island
      Chapter Ten: The Whisper of Necessity
      Chapter Eleven: Games of Chance
      Chapter Twelve: In the Eagle's Shadow
      Chapter Thirteen: Homecoming
      Chapter Fourteen: Consequences
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