In the heart of the sea

the epic true story that inspired Moby Dick

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English language

Published May 6, 2001 by Ted Smart.

ISBN:
978-0-00-763945-8
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OCLC Number:
53451865

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In 1819, the 238-ton Essex set sail from Nantucket on a routine voyage to hunt whales. Fifteen months later, the Essex was rammed and sunk by an enraged sperm whale.

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Subjects

  • Essex (Ship).
  • Sperm whale.
  • Shipwrecks -- Pacific Ocean.
  • Whaleboats -- Massachusetts -- Nantucket Island.