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• Author: Nathaniel Philbrick

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

  By Nathaniel Philbrick

  The tragedy of the whaling ship Essex influenced Herman Melville when he wrote Moby Dick. Philbrick takes a close look at the whaling industry, whales and the men who hunted them.

  • Nonfiction
  • Alex Awards 2001
  • ISBN: 9781439566718