In the heart of the sea : the tragedy of the whaleship Essex / Nathaniel Philbrick
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Penguin, 2001Description: xvi, 302 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmISBN: 0141001828 (pbk.) :; 9780141001821 (pbk.)Other title: Tragedy of the whaleship EssexSubject(s): Essex (Whaleship) | Shipwrecks -- Pacific OceanDDC classification: 910.916 LOC classification: G530.E77 | P45 2001Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [279]-289) and index
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
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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