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In the Heart of the Sea

by Nathaniel Philbrick

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First published: 2000 2 languages ISBN: 9780002572125
Description
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.
Subjects
Sperm whale award:national_book_award=2000 National Book Award Winner Whaleboats Essex (Whaleship) Nonfiction Open Library Staff Picks award:national_book_award=nonfiction Essex (Ship) Shipwrecks

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