Nathaniel Philbrick uses little-known documents-including a long-lost account written by the ship's cabin boy-and penetrating details about whaling and the Nantucket community to reveal the chilling events surrounding this epic maritime disaster. ... In a harrowing page-turner, Nathaniel Philbrick restores this epic story to its rightful place in American history. ... In the Heart of the Sea tells perhaps the greatest sea story ever. ... Nathaniel Philbrick uses little-known documents-including a long-lost account written by the ship's cabin boy-and penetrating details about whalin...

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