In the heart of the sea : the tradegy of the whaleship essex / Nathaniel Philbrick

By:

Philbrick, Nathaniel [author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Pengui Books, c2000.Description: xxi, 301 pages : illustration ; 21 cmISBN:

9780141001821

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

G 530 .P45 2000

Contents:

"Preface: February 23, 1821 -- Crew of the Essex -- Nantucket Knockdown -- First Blood -- The Lees of Fire -- The Attack -- The Plan -- At Sea -- Centering Down -- The Island -- The Whisper of Necessity -- Games of Chance -- In the Eagle’s Shadow -- Homecoming -- Consequences --Epilogue: Bones -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index"

Summary: "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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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Materials specified	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	NU Clark Circulation	Non-fiction	GC G 530 .P45 2000 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		c.1	Available		NUCLA000001432
Books	NU Clark Circulation	Non-fiction	GC G 530 .P45 2000 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		c.2	Available		NUCLA000002064

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Preface: February 23, 1821 -- Crew of the Essex -- Nantucket
Knockdown -- First Blood -- The Lees of Fire -- The Attack -- The Plan -- At Sea -- Centering Down -- The Island -- The Whisper of Necessity -- Games of Chance -- In the Eagle’s Shadow -- Homecoming -- Consequences --Epilogue: Bones -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Index"

"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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