In the heart of the sea : the tragedy of the whaleship Essex
Title
:
In the heart of the sea : the tragedy of the whaleship Essex
Personal Author EPSB
:
Nathaniel. Philbrick
Summary
:
Tells the story of the "Essex," a whaleship that set sail from Nantucket in 1819 on a routine voyage, and how it was rammed and sunk by an enraged sperm whale in the South Pacific, which sent the twenty-man crew adrift in three tiny boats.
Year Published
:
2015
2000
Physical Description
:
xvi, 301, 8 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cm.
Corporate Subject
:
Essex (Whaleship)
Subject
:
Survival.
Shipwrecks -- Pacific Ocean.
Whaling -- Pacific Ocean.
Summary
:
Tells the story of the "Essex," a whaleship that set sail from Nantucket in 1819 on a routine voyage, and how it was rammed and sunk by an enraged sperm whale in the South Pacific, which sent the twenty-man crew adrift in three tiny boats.
ISBN
:
9780143126812
Publisher
:
New York, N.Y. : Penguin Books, 2015.
©2000.
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
|---|
| Edmonton Christian High | 910.916 PHI | Book | 30905000080212 | Non-Fiction |