In the heart of the sea : the tragedy of the whaleship Essex
Titre
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In the heart of the sea : the tragedy of the whaleship Essex
Nathaniel. Philbrick
Sommaire
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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.
Date de publication comme intervalle
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2015
2000
Description matérielle
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xvi, 301, 8 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cm.
Vedette-matière - nom collectif
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Essex (Whaleship)
Terme de vedette-matière
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Survival.
Shipwrecks -- Pacific Ocean.
Whaling -- Pacific Ocean.
Résumé
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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.
Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
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9780143126812
Informations de publication
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New York, N.Y. : Penguin Books, 2015.
©2000.
| Bibliothèque | Numéro de rayon | Type de document | Code à barres du document | Statut |
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| Edmonton Christian High | 910.916 PHI | Book | 30905000080212 | Non-Fiction |