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 away....

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Main Author: Philbrick, Nathaniel
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Penguin, 2001.
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505 0 0 |g ch. 1.  |t Nantucket --  |g ch. 2.  |t Knockdown --  |g ch. 3.  |t First blood --  |g ch. 4.  |t The lees of fire --  |g ch. 5.  |t The attack --  |g ch. 6.  |t The plan --  |g ch. 7.  |t At sea --  |g ch. 8.  |t Centering down --  |g ch. 9.  |t The island --  |g ch. 10.  |t The whisper of necessity --  |g ch. 11.  |t Games of change --  |g ch. 12.  |t In the eagle's shadow --  |g ch. 13.  |t Homecoming --  |g ch. 14.  |t Consequences --  |t Epilogue : bones. 
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