Revenge of the Whale: The True Story of the Whaleship Essex Paperback - 2004
by Nathaniel Philbrick
On November 20, 1820, the whaleship Essex was rammed and sunk by an angry whale. Within minutes, the twenty-one-man crew, including the fourteen-year-old cabin boy Thomas Nickerson, found themselves stranded in three leaky boats in the middle of the Pacific Ocean with barely any supplies and little hope. Three months later, two of the boats were rescued 4,500 miles away, off the coast of South America. Of the twenty-one castaways, only eight survived, including young Thomas. Based on his New York Times best-seller In the Heart of the Sea, Nathaniel Philbrick recreates the amazing events of the ill-fated Essex through the sailors' own first-hand accounts, photos, maps, and artwork, and tells the tale of one of the great true-life adventure stories.
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On November 20, 1820, the whaleship Essex was rammed and sunk by an angry whale. Within minutes, the twenty-one-man crew, including the fourteen-year-old cabin boy Thomas Nickerson, found themselves stranded in three leaky boats in the middle of the Pacific Ocean with barely any supplies and little hope. Three months later, two of the boats were rescued 4,500 miles away, off the coast of South America. Of the twenty-one castaways, only eight survived, including young Thomas. Based on his New York Times best-seller In the Heart of the Sea, Nathaniel Philbrick recreates the amazing events of the ill-fated Essex through the sailors own first-hand accounts, photos, maps, and artwork, and tells the tale of one of the great true-life adventure stories.
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It was, he later remembered, "the most pleasing moment of my life"- the moment he stepped aboard the whaleship Essex for the first time.
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- Title Revenge of the Whale: The True Story of the Whaleship Essex
- Author Nathaniel Philbrick
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 164
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Puffin Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date March 30, 2004
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780142400685 / 0142400688
- Weight 0.36 lbs (0.16 kg)
- Dimensions 7.72 x 5.06 x 0.58 in (19.61 x 12.85 x 1.47 cm)
- Ages 12 to 17 years
- Grade levels 7 - 12
- Reading level 1170
- Library of Congress subjects Shipwrecks, Whaling
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002000667
- Dewey Decimal Code 910.916
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