In the Heart of the Sea
The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
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Publication
2001-05-01 - Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media
Language
English
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Identifiers
- ISBN-100606217819
- ISBN-139780606217811
- LibraryThing23653
- Goodreads6341599
- OCLC Control Number228122808
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- Open LibraryOL9838757M
Classifications
- DDC910/.9164
Description
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.
First Sentence
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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