In the heart of the sea the tragedy of the whaleship Essex
"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...
| Main Author: | Philbrick, Nathaniel. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Penguin,
2001.
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