In the heart of the sea : the tragedy of the whaleship Essex / Nathaniel Philbrick.
In 1819, the 238-ton Essex set sail from Nantucket on a routine voyage to hunt whales. Fifteen months later the Essex was rammed and sunk by an enraged sperm whale. Fearing cannibals on the islands to the west, the 20-man crew set out in three small boats for South America, almost 3,000 miles away. Three months later, only eight were left alive. This book shares a fantastic saga of survival and adventure, steeped in the lore of the whaling tradition, with deep resonance in literature and American history, and in the life of the Nantucket community.-- Back cover.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780141001821
- ISBN: 0141001828
- ISBN: 9780670891573
- ISBN: 0670891576
- Physical Description: xvi, 302 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Penguin, [2001]
- Copyright: ©2000
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-289) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Preface: February 23, 1821 -- Nantucket -- Knockdown -- First blood -- The lees of fire -- The attack -- The plan -- At sea -- Centering down -- The island -- The whisper of necessity -- Games of chance -- In the eagle's shadow -- Homecoming -- Consequences -- Epilogue: Bones.
- Target Audience Note:
- 1210L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR UG 8.8 14 45207.
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- Subject:
- Essex (Whaleship)
Shipwrecks > Pacific Ocean.
Seafaring life. - Genre:
- Informational works.
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- 65 of 84 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.
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- 1 current hold with 84 total copies.
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