In the heart of the sea

The tragedy of the whaleship Essex.

by Nathaniel Philbrick

302 pages

Published Jan. 5, 2000 by Penguin Books.

OCLC Number:: 608821765

(22 reviews)

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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4 stars

A good, solid book full of history and literary reflection. He tends at times to over-poeticize his subject, but it doesn't outdo the sheer pleasure of the information.