In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
On my TBR list because readers with great taste keep telling me it's a can't-miss epic adventure tale. Soon to be a major motion picture with Chris Hemsworth; recommended reading for fans of Into Thin Air and The Perfect Storm, and it's been called practically a companion piece to Moby Dick. This is the lowest the price has ever been.
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From the publishers: "From the perilous ocean crossing to the shared bounty of the first Thanksgiving, the Pilgrim settlement of New England has become enshrined as our most sacred national myth. Yet, as best-selling author Nathaniel Philbrick reveals in his spellbinding new book, the true story of the Pilgrims is much more than the well-known tale of piety and sacrifice; it is a 55-year epic that is at once tragic, heroic, exhilarating, and profound."
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