An edition of In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
(2000)
In the Heart of the Sea
The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
by Nathaniel Philbrick
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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. Three months later, only eight were left alive. This book shares a fantastic saga of survival and adventure, steeped in the lore of the whaling tradition, with deep resonance in literature and American history, and in the life of the Nantucket community. - Back cover.
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Sperm whale, award:national_book_award=2000, National Book Award Winner, Whaleboats, Essex (Whaleship), Nonfiction, Open Library Staff Picks, award:national_book_award=nonfiction, Essex (Ship), Shipwrecks, History, Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 12, Nantucket island (mass.), history, Whaling, Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc., Whaling ships, Survival, nyt:expeditions-disasters-and-adventures=2015-04-12, New York Times bestseller, Essex (Whale-ship), Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, Essex (Whale-ship.), Shipwreck survival, nyt:expeditions-disasters-and-adventures=2015-12-13, New York Times reviewed, Essex (whaleship)Places
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Book Details
Table of Contents
ch. 1.
Nantucket -- -- ch.2.
Knockdown -- -- ch. 3.
First blood -- -- ch. 4. The
lees of fire -- -- ch. 5. The
attack -- -- ch. 6. The
plan -- -- ch. 7.
At sea -- -- ch. 8.
Centering down -- -- ch. 9. The
island -- -- ch. 10. The
whisper of necessity -- -- ch. 11.
Games of change -- -- ch. 12.
In the eagle's shadow -- -- ch. 13.
Homecoming -- -- ch. 14.
Consequences --
Epilogue : bones.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-289) and index.
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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.
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