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Revenge of the whale : the true story of the whaleship Essex /

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : G.P. Putnam, �2002.Description: x, 164 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 039923795X
  • 9780399237959
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Online version:: Revenge of the whale.DDC classification:
  • 910/.9164 21
LOC classification:
  • G530.E77 P454 2002
Online resources:
Contents:
Crew of the Essex -- Nantucket -- Knockdown -- First blood -- Into the Pacific -- The attack -- The plan -- At sea -- Thirst -- The island -- The whisper of necessity -- Games of chance -- In the eagle's shadow -- Homecoming -- Consequences.
Awards:
  • Boston Globe/Horn Book Non-fiction Honor, 2003.
Summary: Recounts the 1820 sinking of the whaleship "Essex" by an enraged sperm whale and how the crew of young men survived against impossible odds. Adapted from the author's adult book "In the Heart of the Sea."

Includes bibliographical references (page 161).

Crew of the Essex -- Nantucket -- Knockdown -- First blood -- Into the Pacific -- The attack -- The plan -- At sea -- Thirst -- The island -- The whisper of necessity -- Games of chance -- In the eagle's shadow -- Homecoming -- Consequences.

Recounts the 1820 sinking of the whaleship "Essex" by an enraged sperm whale and how the crew of young men survived against impossible odds. Adapted from the author's adult book "In the Heart of the Sea."

Boston Globe/Horn Book Non-fiction Honor, 2003.

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