In the heart of the sea the tragedy of the whaleship Essex /
In 1819, the 238-ton Essex set sail from Nantucket on a routine voyage for whales. Fifteen months later, the unthinkable happened: in the farthest reaches of the South Pacific, the Essex was rammed and sunk by an enraged sperm whale. Its twenty-man crew, fearing cannibals on the islands to the west,...
| Uniform Title: | Revenge of the whale |
|---|---|
| Main Author: | Philbrick, Nathaniel. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Viking,
2000.
New York : 2000. |
| Physical Description: |
xvi, 302 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects: |
CMU Main Books 3rd Floor
| Location | Call Number: | Status |
|---|---|---|
| CMU Main Books 3rd Floor | G530.E77 P45 2000 |
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