In the heart of the sea : the tragedy of the whaleship Essex
(Book)
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Published
New York : Viking, 2000.
Physical Description
xvi, 302 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 14
Status
Natrona Co. Public Library - Nonfiction
910.9164 PHILBRICK
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910.9164 PHILBRICK
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Published
New York : Viking, 2000.
Format
Book
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 8.8, 14 Points
Level 8.8, 14 Points
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-289) and index.
Summary
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.
Reading Level
Accelerated Reader,Grades 9-12,8.8,14,SD,Quiz 45207,English non-fiction.
Awards
National Book Award for Non-fiction, 2000
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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. 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 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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