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In the Heart of the Sea

In the Heart of the Sea
The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
by Nathaniel Philbrick
Hardcover: May 2000,
302 pages.
Paperback: May 2001,
302 pages.

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Rated 5 of 5 of 5 by Miranda
Graphic and amazing


Rated 5 of 5 of 5 by Amanda V
I chose to read this book for an assignment for my AP US History class and I cannot tell you how impressed I was. Some of my friends read this book a couple of years ago in their 8th grade US History class and told me how great it was, so I thought that I would take a chance on it. I loved it and now am even more intruiged to read Moby Dick because I don't know how that story could be any more interesting and exciting as fiction than it is as nonfiction.


Rated 5 of 5 of 5 by Keven
It is a good book to understand American culuture,even human nature, it is not only a historic story, but a reflection of current world. Is that whale just a whale ? He is a hero.


Rated 4 of 5 of 5 by Alice
This book starts off kind of slow but realy picks up in the middle and is on fire by the end, youll be asking yourself "Is there a sequel?"


Rated 5 of 5 of 5 by Susan
I loved this book! It's a great true story,and it offers insight into a place, time and industry that I knew very little about.


Rated 5 of 5 of 5 by Sarah
This book was not only insightful as to some of the nature of cannibalism, but it also gives insight into the hard life that these men had to endure as sailors.

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