In the heart of the sea : the tragedy of the whaleship Essex
Title:
In the heart of the sea : the tragedy of the whaleship Essex
Author:
Philbrick, Nathaniel.
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
New York : Penguin, 2001.
Physical Description:
xvi, 302 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Summary:
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.
Language:
English
Contents:
Nantucket -- Knockdown -- First blood -- Lees of fire -- Attack -- Plan -- At sea -- Centering down -- Island -- Whisper of necessity -- Games of change -- In the eagle's shadow -- Homecoming -- Consequences -- Epilogue : bones.
Reading Level:
1210 Lexile.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader AR UG 8.8 14.0 45207.
Reading Counts RC High School 11 18 Quiz: 31543 Guided reading level: NR.
Geographic Term:
ISBN:
9780141001821
9780670891573
Format :
Book
