Nathaniel Philbrick

In the Heart of the Sea

The Epic True Story That Inspired 'Moby Dick'

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Produktbeschreibung

The Number One best-selling, epic true-life story of one of the most notorious maritime disasters of the 19th century, beautifully reissued alongside Philbrickâ s new paperback, Sea of Glory.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins UK
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 195mm x 129mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 276g
• ISBN-13: 9780006531203
• ISBN-10: 0006531202
• Artikelnr.: 09352663

Autorenporträt

Nathaniel Philbrick is a historian and broadcaster who has written 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. Aged 41, he has lived on Nantucket with his wife and two children since 1986.

Inhaltsangabe

In the Heart of the Sea - Nathaniel Philbrick Preface: February 23, 1821
Crew of the Essex
Chapter One: Nantucket
Chapter Two: Knockdown
Chapter Three: First Blood
Chapter Four: The Lees of Fire
Chapter Five: The Attack
Chapter Six: The Plan
Chapter Seven: At Sea
Chapter Eight: Centering Down
Chapter Nine: The Island
Chapter Ten: The Whisper of Necessity
Chapter Eleven: Games of Chance
Chapter Twelve: In the Eagle's Shadow
Chapter Thirteen: Homecoming
Chapter Fourteen: Consequences
Epilogue: Bones
Notes
Select Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index