In the Heart of the Sea, Young Reader's Edition: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex (Audiobook)

from elsyd

Excellent and disturbing! I found the scientific notes about the effects of starvation especially interesting. It gave me a whole new appreciation for other tragedies involving people lost and in dire straits i.e. The Donner Party, the soccor players marooned in the mtns of South America, etc.

from janismack

Interesting story about the American whaling ship the Essex that was rammed by a whale at sea. The author gave a detailed account of before, during and after the whaling ship was rammed at sea. I enjoyed the authors analytical description of the why, what and where of the tragedy. Very well done.

from Juva

This dark tale out of Nantucket has been fuel for folklore, urban legends, and generalized gossip for hundreds of years. Melville used this tragic tale as the basis for Moby Dick as well. The whale ship Essex was "stove" by a whale and summarily sank in the Pacific ocean. Thousands of miles from ...

from FormerEnglishTeacher

A chilling tale of survival and death on the high seas. Reminiscent of Piers Paul Read's “Alive: the Story of the Andes Survivors,” Philbrick's descriptions of the horrors of trying to survive when food has long since run out and fresh water is only a dream are at the same time disturbing and fas...

from marck

What differentiates this tale of survival on the open seas from many others is the depth of Philbrick's research: He's not just an expert on Nantucket and its whaling industry; he becomes completely steeped in other related topics, such as the effects of starvation, the history of cannibalism, an...