In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex is a book by American writer Nathaniel Philbrick about the loss of the whaler Essex in the Pacific Ocean in 1820. The book was published by Viking Press on May 8, 2000, and won the 2000 National Book Award for Nonfiction. It was adapted into a film of the same name, which came out in late 2015.
| Author | Nathaniel Philbrick |
| Subject | New England, whaling |
| Publisher | Viking Press |
About In the Heart of the Sea
Ron Howard-directed adventure film about the sinking of the ship Essex in 1820, an event that inspired the epic novel Moby-Dick.
Achievement of In the Heart of the Sea
The film gained inspiration from a book of the same name written by Nathaniel Philbrick and published in 2000. The film release date was pushed back so that the movie could be shown in 3D.
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Latest information about In the Heart of the Sea updated on July 28 2021.
