TWSA Book Club | Book: In the Heart of the Sea: the Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex

TWSA BOOK CLUB!

Looking to connect with our TWSA community?

Come join us at book club!

All are welcome — whether you’ve finished the book, just started, or simply want to come for the conversation.

Event Details:

Date: Sunday, November 15th
Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Bordeaux Wine Bar
2208 N 30th St., Suite 101
(Tacoma — great cocktails and food available)

TWSA Book Club | November:

Join us as we discuss In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick.

The book tells the true story of the Essex, a Nantucket whaling ship that was rammed and sunk by a sperm whale in the South Pacific in 1820. The surviving crew spent more than 90 days adrift in small whaleboats, facing starvation, dehydration, exposure, disease, and ultimately unimaginable choices in their fight to survive.

Whether you've finished the book, are still reading, or simply enjoy great conversation with fellow sailors, we'd love to have you join us.

About the Book:
In the Heart of the Sea recounts the harrowing real-life disaster of the Essex and the ordeal of its surviving crew. Of the 20 men who set sail, only eight survived.

The story became part of American maritime legend and helped inspire the climax of Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick. It was also adapted into a 2015 feature film directed by Ron Howard.

Audiobook version available.