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In the Heart of the Sea The Tragedy Ofthe Whaleship Essex

Publication date
2001-05
Publisher
Perfection Learning Corporation
Pages
302
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780756966355
Language
en
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n 1819, the Nantucket Whaleship Essex set off to sea with 20 seamen, only to be attacked and demolished 15 months later by a sperm whale, and the crew set adrift for more than 90 days. The true story of the event that inspired Moby Dick.