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Revenge of the whale : the true story of the whaleship Essex / Nathaniel Philbrick.

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."

Record details

  • ISBN: 039923795X
  • ISBN: 9780399237959
  • Physical Description: x, 164 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Putnam, [2002]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 161) and index.
Target Audience Note:
1170L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 8.3 9 61009.
Subject:
Essex (Whaleship) > Juvenile literature.
Shipwrecks > Pacific Ocean > Juvenile literature.
Survival > Juvenile literature.
Whaling > Juvenile literature.

Available copies

  • 9 of 9 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
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Mars Hill Library J 910 PHI (Text) 30229100437689 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Braswell Memorial Main Library J 910 PHI (Text) 540191001633650 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Leath Memorial Library YA 910 P (Text) 58198000431042 Young Adult Nonfiction Available -
Moss Memorial Library J 910.9164 PHI (Text) 80605001529907 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Nantahala Regional Library Bookmobile J 910.9164 PHI (Text) 80605000060862 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Pasquotank Library Main J 910 PHI (Text) 39488101459925 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Perry Memorial Library J 910.9164 PHI (Text) 33727001195873 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Roseboro Public Library J 910 Phi (Text) 810291000132210 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Rutherford County Library J 910.9 Phi (AR) (Text) 38801100754800 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -

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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."