In the heart of the sea : the tragedy of the whaleship Essex

<b><b>From the author of the forthcoming book, <i>Valiant Ambition</i>, t</b>he riveting and critically acclaimed bestseller, soon to be a major motion picture on December 11, 2015, directed by Ron Howard</b><br><br> Chris Hemsworth, Cillian Murphy, Ben Whishaw, and Brendan Gleeson will star in a new film based on this National Book Award-winning account of the true events behind <i>Moby Dick</i>.<br><br> In 1820, the whaleship <i>Essex </i>was rammed and sunk by an angry sperm whale, leaving the desperate crew to drift for more than ninety days in three tiny boats. Nathaniel Philbrick uses little-known documents and vivid details about the Nantucket whaling tradition to reveal the chilling facts of this infamous maritime disaster. <i>In the Heart of the Sea</i> - and now, its epic adaptation for the screen - will forever place the <i>Essex </i>tragedy in the American historical canon.