In the Heart of the Sea

Autori

• Nathaniel Philbrick

Parametri

• 302 pagine
• 11 ore di lettura

• Letteratura romantica
• Narrativa
• Prosa storica
• Saggistica
• Storia

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When the whaleship Essex set sail from Nantucket in 1819, the unthinkable happened. A mere speck in the vast Pacific ocean - and powerless against the forces of nature - Essex was rammed and sunk by an enraged sperm whale, and her twenty crewmen were forced to take to the open sea in three small boats. Ninety days later only a handful of survivors were rescued - and a terrifying story of desperation, cannibalism and courage was revealed

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2015

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