In the Heart of the Sea

In the Heart of the Sea The Epic True Story That Inspired Moby Dick

Abridged edition

Audio Cassette (02 May 2000)

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Publisher's Synopsis

The epic true-life story of one of the most notorious maritime disasters of the 19th century, a disaster which inspired, amongst others, Melville's Moby Dick.The sinking of the whaleship Essex by an enraged spermwhale in the Pacific in November 1820 set in motion one of the most dramatic sea stories of all time: the twenty sailors who survived the wreck took to three small boats (one of which was again attacked by a whale) and only eight of them survived their subsequent 90-day ordeal, after resorting to cannibalising their mates.Three months after the Essex was broken up, the whaleship Dauphin, cruising off the coast of South America, spotted a small boat in the open ocean. As they pulled alongside they saw piles of bones in the bottom of the boat, at least two skeletons' worth, with two survivors - almost skeletons themselves - sucking the marrow from the bones of their dead ship-mates.The author uses a hitherto unknown diary of one of the survivors discovered in an attic in Connecticut in spring 1998.

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HarperCollinsPublishers

HarperCollinsPublishers

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Book information

ISBN: 9780001055506
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: HarperCollinsPublishers
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Edition: Abridged edition
Weight: 122g
Height: 139mm
Width: 106mm
Spine width: 16mm