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In the heart of the sea : the tragedy of the whaleship Essex
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In the heart of the sea : the tragedy of the whaleship Essex
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Tells the story of the Essex, a whaleship that set sail from Nantucket in 1819 on a routine voyage, and was rammed and sunk by an enraged sperm whale in the South Pacific, setting the twenty-man crew adrift in three tiny boats.
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Title
In the heart of the sea : the tragedy of the whaleship Essex
Call No
910 PHI
Authors
Philbrick, Nat
Subjects
Essex (Whaleship)
Essex (Whaleship). sears
Shipwrecks--Pacific Ocean.
Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc.
Whaling--Pacific Ocean.
Shipwrecks.
Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc.
Whaling.
Language
English
Published
New York : Viking, 2000.
Publication Desc
xvi, 302 p. : ill., map ;
ISBN
0670891576
LCCN
99053740
Target Audience
Young Adult
Dimensions
24 cm.