The Resource Revenge of the whale : the true story of the whaleship Essex, Nathaniel Philbrick
Revenge of the whale : the true story of the whaleship Essex, Nathaniel Philbrick
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- Summary
- Recounts the 1820 sinking of the whaleship "Essex" by an enraged sperm whale and how the crew of young men survived against impossible odds. Based on the author's adult book "In the Heart of the Sea." On November 20, 1820, the whaleship Essex was rammed and sunk by an angry whale. Within minutes, the twenty-one-man crew, including the fourteen-year-old cabin boy Thomas Nickerson, found themselves stranded in three leaky boats in the middle of the Pacific Ocean with barely any supplies and little hope. Three months later, two of the boats were rescued 4,500 miles away, off the coast of South America. Of the twenty-one castaways, only eight survived, including young Thomas. Based on his New York Times best-seller In the Heart of the Sea, Nathaniel Philbrick recreates the amazing events of the ill-fated Essex through the sailors own first-hand accounts, photos, maps, and artwork, and tells the tale of one of the great true-life adventure stories
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (x, 164 pages
- Contents
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- February 23, 1821
- Crew of the Essex
- Nantucket
- Knockdown
- First blood
- Into the Pacific
- Attack
- Plan
- At sea
- Thirst
- Island
- Whisper of necessity
- Games of change
- Belles' shadow
- Homecoming
- Consequences
- Epilogue
- Further reading
- Index
- Label
- Revenge of the whale : the true story of the whaleship Essex
- Title
- Revenge of the whale
- Title remainder
- the true story of the whaleship Essex
- Statement of responsibility
- Nathaniel Philbrick
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Recounts the 1820 sinking of the whaleship "Essex" by an enraged sperm whale and how the crew of young men survived against impossible odds. Based on the author's adult book "In the Heart of the Sea." On November 20, 1820, the whaleship Essex was rammed and sunk by an angry whale. Within minutes, the twenty-one-man crew, including the fourteen-year-old cabin boy Thomas Nickerson, found themselves stranded in three leaky boats in the middle of the Pacific Ocean with barely any supplies and little hope. Three months later, two of the boats were rescued 4,500 miles away, off the coast of South America. Of the twenty-one castaways, only eight survived, including young Thomas. Based on his New York Times best-seller In the Heart of the Sea, Nathaniel Philbrick recreates the amazing events of the ill-fated Essex through the sailors own first-hand accounts, photos, maps, and artwork, and tells the tale of one of the great true-life adventure stories
- Cataloging source
- OKI
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Philbrick, Nathaniel
- Dewey number
- 910.9164
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- G530.E77
- LC item number
- P454 2004
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Essex (Whaleship)
- Shipwrecks
- Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc.
- Whaling
- Target audience
- juvenile
- Label
- Revenge of the whale : the true story of the whaleship Essex, Nathaniel Philbrick
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (page 161)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- February 23, 1821 -- Crew of the Essex -- Nantucket -- Knockdown -- First blood -- Into the Pacific -- Attack -- Plan -- At sea -- Thirst -- Island -- Whisper of necessity -- Games of change -- Belles' shadow -- Homecoming -- Consequences -- Epilogue -- Further reading -- Index
- Extent
- 1 online resource (x, 164 pages
- Form of item
- online
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps)
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1036794218
- Label
- Revenge of the whale : the true story of the whaleship Essex, Nathaniel Philbrick
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (page 161)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- February 23, 1821 -- Crew of the Essex -- Nantucket -- Knockdown -- First blood -- Into the Pacific -- Attack -- Plan -- At sea -- Thirst -- Island -- Whisper of necessity -- Games of change -- Belles' shadow -- Homecoming -- Consequences -- Epilogue -- Further reading -- Index
- Extent
- 1 online resource (x, 164 pages
- Form of item
- online
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps)
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1036794218
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