Title:
In the heart of the sea : the tragedy of the whaleship Essex / Nathaniel Philbrick.
Author:
Philbrick, Nathaniel.
Publication Information:
New York : Penguin, 2001.
Call Number:
G530 .E77 P45 2001
Abstract:
In 1819, the 238-ton Essex set sail from Nantucket on a routine voyage to hunt whales. Fifteen months later the Essex was rammed and sunk by an enraged sperm whale. Fearing cannibals on the islands to the west, the 20-man crew set out in three small boats for South America, almost 3,000 miles away. Three months later, only eight were left alive. This book shares a fantastic saga of survival and adventure, steeped in the lore of the whaling tradition, with deep resonance in literature and American history, and in the life of the Nantucket community. - Back cover.
ISBN:
9780141001821
9780670891573
Physical Description:
xvi, 301 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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Contents:
Nantucket -- Knockdown -- First blood -- The lees of fire -- The attack -- The plan -- At sea -- Centering down -- The island -- The whisper of necessity -- Games of change -- In the eagle's shadow -- Homecoming -- Consequences -- Epilogue : bones.
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