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In the Heart of the Sea, The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
by Nathaniel Philbrick
- HISTORY
- 2001
- PAPER
- 302 PAGES
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It's hard to go wrong with a seafaring tale of mythical beasts, cannibalism and sturdy 19th-century New Englanders. Phibrick, an amateur historian, does himself proud in this enthralling tale, recounting the true-life event that inspired Melville's "Moby Dick." He focuses on the aftermath and the history of Nantucket as much as the mighty whale in this history.
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