Awards

• Commended for Massachusetts Book Award (MassBook) (Nonfiction) 2001
• Winner of National Book Award.

Overview

From the author of Mayflower, Valiant Ambition, and In the Hurricane's Eye--the riveting bestseller tells the story of the true events that inspired Melville's Moby-Dick.  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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A book that gets in your bones...Philbrick has created an eerie thriller from a centuries old tale....Scrupulously researched and eloquently written...it would have earned Melville's admiration. The New York Times Book Review<br><br> Fascinating...One of our country's great adventure stories...when it comes to extremes, In the Heart of the Sea is right there. The Wall Street Journal<br><br> Spellbinding. Time<br><br> [Told] with verve and authenticity...a classic tale of the sea. San Francisco Chronicle<br><br> Nathaniel Philbrick has taken one of the most horrifying stories in maritime history and turned it into a classic....One of the most chilling books I have ever read. Sebastian Junger, author of The Perfect Storm

A book that gets in your bones...Philbrick has created an eerie thriller from a centuries old tale....Scrupulously researched and eloquently written...it would have earned Melville's admiration. The New York Times Book Review Fascinating...One of our country's great adventure stories...when it comes to extremes, In the Heart of the Sea is right there. The Wall Street Journal Spellbinding. Time [Told] with verve and authenticity...a classic tale of the sea. San Francisco Chronicle Nathaniel Philbrick has taken one of the most horrifying stories in maritime history and turned it into a classic....One of the most chilling books I have ever read. Sebastian Junger, author of The Perfect Storm

Author Information

Nathaniel Philbrick is the author of In the Heart of the Sea, winner of the National Book Award; Mayflower, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize; Bunker Hill, Valiant Ambition; Sea of Glory; The Last Stand; Why Read Moby Dick?; and Away Off Shore. He lives in Nantucket.  

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