Nathaniel Philbrick

In the Heart of the Sea

The Epic True Story That Inspired 'Moby Dick'. Sprache: Englisch.
kartoniert , 336 Seiten
ISBN 0006531202
EAN 9780006531203
Veröffentlicht November 2000
Verlag/Hersteller HarperCollins Publishers
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The incredible true story of the sinking of the whaleship Essex by an enraged sperm whale in the Pacific in 1820, which inspired the famous story, "Moby Dick".

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Nathaniel Philbrick is a historian and broadcaster who has written extensively about sailing. He is director of the Egan Institute of Maritime Studies on Nantucket Island, and a research fellow at the Nantucket Historical Association. He was a consultant on the movie Moby Dick. Aged 41, he has lived on Nantucket with his wife and two children since 1986.