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Revenge of the whale : the true story of the whaleship Essex Cover Image Book

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

Philbrick, Nathaniel. (Author).

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.

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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. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library.

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Mars Hill Library J 910 PHI (Text) 30229100437689 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -