In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex (National Book Award Winner)

Written by Nathaniel Philbrick

Narrated by Scott Brick

From the author of In the Hurricane's Eye and Valiant Ambition, the riveting and critically acclaimed bestseller and a major motion picture starring Chris Hemsworth, directed by Ron Howard.

Chris Hemsworth, Cillian Murphy, Ben Whishaw, and Brendan Gleeson star in a 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.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Penguin Audio
• Release date: Jan 1, 2001
• ISBN: 9780786556670

Nathaniel Philbrick

Nathaniel Philbrick is a historian and broadcaster who has writen extensively about sailing. He is Director of the Egan Institute of Maritime Studies on Nantucket Island, and a research fellow at the Nantucket Historical Association. He was a consultant on the movie ‘Moby Dick’. He has lived on Nantucket with his wife and two children since 1986.

Reviews for In the Heart of the Sea

[minininjatrevor · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Excellent reading and suspenseful narrative of the tragedy of the Essex. Chilling facts yet informative insights of the survivals mental, physical, and emotional states. Sadly the audio book cannot provide the unique pictures that’s found in the paper back but overall still a thrilling read. Highly recommend!