... of history forever placing the Essex tragedy in the American historical canon. In the Heart of the Sea brings to new life the incredible story of the wreck of the whaleship Essex--an event as mythic in its own century as ... . It is written with compassion and with attention to detail; the author has done his research, as 50 pages of Notes would indicate. I was particularly impressed with the passages of the book relating to the aftermath of the Essex disaster, as ... of the whaleship Essex and her crew is the real life event that inspired Herman Melville to write his renowned 19th centu...

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