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Revenge of the Whale : The True Story of the Whaleship Essex


<p>On November 20, 1820, the whaleship <i>Essex</i> was rammed and sunk by an angry whale.&nbsp; Within minutes, the twenty-one-man crew, including the fourteen-year-old cabin boy Thomas Nickerson, found themselves stranded in three leaky boats in the middle of the Pacific Ocean with barely any supplies and little hope.&nbsp; Three months later, two of the boats were rescued 4,500 miles away, off the coast of South America.&nbsp; Of the twenty-one castaways, only eight survived, including young Thomas.&nbsp; Based on his <i>New York Times</i> best-seller <i>In the Heart of the Sea</i>, Nathaniel Philbrick recreates the amazing events of the ill-fated <i>Essex</i> through the sailors own first-hand accounts, photos, maps, and artwork, and tells the tale of one of the great true-life adventure stories.</p> <p>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." </p>

Author(s): Nathaniel Philbrick  

ISBN 10: 0142400688
ISBN 13: 9780142400685
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
Publication: 2004/03/01
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