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100 1 $aPhilbrick, Nathaniel.
245 10$aIn the heart of the sea :$bthe tragedy of the whaleship Essex /$cNathaniel Philbrick.
246 30$aTragedy of the whaleship Essex.
260 $aNew York :$bPenguin,$c2015.
300 $axvii, 301 p., [16] p. of plates :$bill., maps ;$c21 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [279]-289) and index.
505 00$gch. 1.$tNantucket --$gch.2.$tKnockdown --$gch. 3.$tFirst blood --$gch. 4. The$tlees of fire --$gch. 5. The$tattack --$gch. 6. The$tplan --$gch. 7.$tAt sea --$gch. 8.$tCentering down --$gch. 9. The$tisland --$gch. 10. The$twhisper of necessity --$gch. 11.$tGames of change --$gch. 12.$tIn the eagle's shadow --$gch. 13.$tHomecoming --$gch. 14.$tConsequences --$tEpilogue : bones.
520 $aIn 1819, the 238-ton Essex set sail from Nantucket on a routine voyage to hunt whales. Fifteen months later the Essex was rammed and sunk by an enraged sperm whale. Fearing cannibals on the islands to the west, the 20-man crew set out in three small boats for South America, almost 3,000 miles away. Three months later, only eight were left alive. This book shares a fantastic saga of survival and adventure, steeped in the lore of the whaling tradition, with deep resonance in literature and American history, and in the life of the Nantucket community. - Back cover.
610 20$aEssex (Whaleship)
650 0$aNational Book Awards
650 0$aShipwrecks$zPacific Ocean.
690 0$aSchool Library Journal Best Books Awards