{"product_id":"9780006531203_in-the-heart-of-the-sea","title":"In The Heart Of The Sea","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Number One best-selling, epic true-life story of one of the most notorious maritime disasters of the 19th century, beautifully reissued alongside Philbrick’s new paperback, Sea of Glory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sinking of the whaleship Essex by an enraged spermwhale in the Pacific in November 1820 set in motion one of the most dramatic sea stories of all time: the twenty sailors who survived the wreck took to three small boats (one of which was again attacked by a whale) and only eight of them survived their subsequent 90-day ordeal, after resorting to cannibalising their mates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree months after the Essex was broken up, the whaleship Dauphin, cruising off the coast of South America, spotted a small boat in the open ocean. As they pulled alongside they saw piles of bones in the bottom of the boat, at least two skeletons’ worth, with two survivors – almost skeletons themselves – sucking the marrow from the bones of their dead ship-mates.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nathaniel Philbrick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46895241494677,"sku":"9780006531203","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780006531203_0b9d1e49-ede8-4877-9fb5-824d42696ea3.jpg?v=1776888139","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780006531203_in-the-heart-of-the-sea","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}