In the heart of the sea : the tragedy of the whaleship Essex
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Viking, 2000.
Format
Book
ISBN
0670891576 (alk. paper), 09650322871
Physical Desc
xvi, 302 pages, [16] pages of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
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Falmouth - Main Library - Adult
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| Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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| Falmouth - Main Library - Adult | 910.452 PHI | On Shelf | |
| Falmouth - Main Library - Adult | FANGER COLLECTION 910.452 PHI | Checked Out | June 21, 2023 |
| Falmouth - North Branch - Adult | 910.452 PHI | On Shelf |
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| Barnstable Sturgis Library - Adult | 910.452 PHI | On Shelf | |
| Barnstable Sturgis Library - Special | KITTREDGE 910.452 PHI | On Shelf | |
| Brewster Ladies Library - Adult | 910.9164 PHI | On Shelf | |
| Centerville Public Library - Adult | 910.916 PHI | On Shelf |
More Details
Published
New York : Viking, 2000.
Language
English
ISBN
0670891576 (alk. paper), 09650322871
UPC
9780670891573
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 8.8, 14 Points
Level 8.8, 14 Points
Lexile measure
1210
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-289) and index.
Description
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, decided instead to sail their three tiny boats for the distant South American coast. They would eventually travel over 4,500 miles. The next three months tested just how far humans could go in their battle against the sea as, one by one, they succumbed to hunger, thirst, disease and fear. ... This is a timeless account of the human spirit under extreme duress, but it is also a story about a community and about the kind of men and women who lived in a forbidding, remote island like Nantucket. -- Dust jacket.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,UG,8.8,14,14,45207
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Philbrick, N. (2000). In the heart of the sea: the tragedy of the whaleship Essex . Viking.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Philbrick, Nathaniel. 2000. In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex. New York: Viking.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Philbrick, Nathaniel. In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex New York: Viking, 2000.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Philbrick, Nathaniel. In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex Viking, 2000.
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