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January 21, 2014
One Book One Community
The Franklin Public Library is pleased to announce the One
Book, One Community town-wide read for 2014, In the Heart of the Sea, the
Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick. The 2014 One Book, One Community Franklin
Kids Read is Revenge of the Whale: The True Story of the Whaleship Essex, adapted for younger readers from
the National Book Award winner In the Heart of the Sea.
In 1819, the 238 ton whaleship Essex left Nantucket for the
South Pacific with twenty crew members aboard. In the middle of the South
Pacific the ship was rammed and sunk by an angry sperm whale. The crew drifted
for more than ninety days, traveling over 4,500 miles in three tiny whaleboats,
succumbing to weather, hunger, disease, and ultimately turning to drastic
measures in the fight for survival. An intense and mesmerizing read, In the Heart of the Sea is a monumental
work of history forever placing the Essex tragedy in the American historical
canon. The story of the Essex inspired
Herman Melville, who was born the day the Essex sank, to write the great
American novel, Moby Dick.
The goal of the Franklin Libary's One book, One Community
program is to help build a better sense of fellowship through a shared reading
experience. Visit the library and check
out your copy of In the Heart of the Sea, or to reserve a copy online,
go to http://library.minlib.net
January 9, 2014
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