Originally published as: Revenge of the whale. Includes bibliographical references (p. 161) and index.
Summary:
Tells the story of the "Essex," a whaleship that set sail from Nantucket in 1819 on a routine voyage, and how it was rammed and sunk by an enraged sperm whale in the South Pacific, which sent the twenty-man crew adrift in three tiny boats.
Indexed by:
Wilson's Senior High School, October 2007 School Library Journal, November 2000 Booklist starred, March 2000 Books for the Teen Age (NYPL), January 2001 Pub Weekly, April 2000 Kirkus Starred, March 2000 New York Times, June 2000 Wilson's Senior High School School Library Journal Booklist starred
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