In the Heart of the Sea
Subtitle: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
Publisher: Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media
Published: May 2001
Language: eng
Format: Unknown Binding
ISBN-13: 9780606217811
Subjects: Maritime History; Ships & Shipbuilding - Shipwrecks; United States - 19th Century; Transportation; History - General History; Latin America - Mexico; Ships & Shipbuilding - History
First sentence: IT WAS, HE LATER REMEMBERED, "the most pleasing moment of my life"-the moment he stepped aboard the whaleship Essex for the first time.