In the heart of the sea: the tragedy of the whaleship Essex
Movie and television tie-ins, Adventure and exploration, Award winning non-fiction
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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.
Title Details
ISBN
9780141001821
Publisher
Penguin
Copyright Date
2000
Book number
2445477
Braille details for CELA title
Volumes
10
Braille code
UEB
Braille producer
CNIB, 2015.