One of the greatest sea yarns ever spun, In the Heart of the Sea is the true story of the extraordinary events which inspired Herman Melville’s masterpiece Moby Dick.
‘Superbly readable…elegantly written…a compelling study of the infinite human meanings of the sea itself.’ Guardian
‘As gripping as it is grissly…a cracking narrative, a complex cast of characters and a terrible moral dilemma at its heart.’ Daily Mail
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About Nathaniel Philbrick
Nathaniel Philbrick is a historian and broadcaster who has writen 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.
