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Revenge of the whale : the true story of the whaleship Essex /

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."

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Philbrick, Nathaniel
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : G.P. Putnam, 2002.
Subjects:
Essex (Whaleship) > Juvenile literature.
Shipwrecks > Pacific Ocean > Juvenile literature.
Essex (Whaleship)
Shipwrecks.
Whaling.
Survival.
Description
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."
Physical Description:x, 164 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Awards:School Library Journal Best Books, 2002.
Horn Book Fanfare List, 2003.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (page [161]) and index.
ISBN:039923795X