description: From the author of the forthcoming book, Valiant Ambition, the riveting and critically acclaimed bestseller, soon to be a major motion picture starring Chris Hemsworth, directed by Ron Howard, premiering on December 11, 2015Chris Hemsworth, Cillian Murphy, Ben Whishaw, and Brendan Gleeson will star in a new film based on this National Book Award–winning account of the true events behind Moby Dick.In 1820, the whaleship Essex was rammed and sunk by an angry sperm whale, leaving the desperate crew to drift for more than ninety days in three tiny boats. Nathaniel Philbrick uses little-known documents and vivid details about the Nantucket whaling tradition to reveal the chilling facts of this infamous maritime disaster. In the Heart of the Sea—and now, its epic adaptation for the screen—will forever place the Essex tragedy in the American historical canon.From the Trade Paperback edition.
title: In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
titlecomplete: In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
characters: Benjamin Lawrence, Owen Coffin, Barzillai Ray, Owen Chase, Matthew Joy, Thomas Nickerson, Thomas Chappel, George Pollard
genres: Historical, Audiobook, History, Survival, Adventure, Biography, American History, Maritime, Travel, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 105541
places: Nantucket, Massachusetts, South Pacific Ocean
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: National Book Award
category: Nonfiction, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Ambassador Book Award
category: American Studies, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Massachusetts Book Award
category: Nonfiction, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: ALA Alex Award
publisher: Penguin Audio