
In the heart of the sea: the tragedy of the whaleship Essex
Movie and television tie-ins, Adventure and exploration, Award winning non-fiction
Human-transcribed braille
Summary
The epic true-life story of one of the most notorious maritime disasters of the nineteenth century which was the inspiration for Herman Melville's classic novel "Moby Dick". The author uses a hitherto unknown diary of one of the survivors discovered… in an attic in Connecticut in 1998 to tell the tale. Winner of the 2000 National Book Award for Nonfiction. 2000.