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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
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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:
ISBN:
9780143126812
Publisher:
New York, N.Y. : Penguin Books, 2015.

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