In the heart of the sea : the tragedy of the whaleship Essex
Título
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In the heart of the sea : the tragedy of the whaleship Essex
Nathaniel. Philbrick
Resumen
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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.
Fecha de publicación como intervalo
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2015
2000
Descripción física
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xvi, 301, 8 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cm.
Materia corporativa
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Essex (Whaleship)
Término de la materia
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Survival.
Shipwrecks -- Pacific Ocean.
Whaling -- Pacific Ocean.
Síntesis
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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
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9780143126812
Información de publicación
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New York, N.Y. : Penguin Books, 2015.
©2000.
| Biblioteca | Signatura topográfica | Tipo de material | Código de barras del documento | Estado |
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| Edmonton Christian High | 910.916 PHI | Book | 30905000080212 | Non-Fiction |