The Resource In the heart of the sea : the tragedy of the whaleship Essex, Nathaniel Philbrick
In the heart of the sea : the tragedy of the whaleship Essex, Nathaniel Philbrick
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The item In the heart of the sea : the tragedy of the whaleship Essex, Nathaniel Philbrick represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Portland Public Library.
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- 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
- eng
- Extent
- xvi, 301 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
-
- ch. 5.
- The attack
- ch. 6.
- The plan
- ch. 7.
- At sea
- ch. 8.
- Centering down
- ch. 9.
- The island
- ch. 1.
- ch. 10.
- The whisper of necessity
- ch. 11.
- Games of change
- ch. 12.
- In the eagle's shadow
- ch. 13.
- Homecoming
- ch. 14.
- Consequences
- Nantucket
- Epilogue : bones
- ch. 2.
- Knockdown
- ch. 3.
- First blood
- ch. 4.
- The lees of fire
- Isbn
- 9780141001821
- Label
- In the heart of the sea : the tragedy of the whaleship Essex
- Title
- In the heart of the sea
- Title remainder
- the tragedy of the whaleship Essex
- Statement of responsibility
- Nathaniel Philbrick
- Title variation
- Tragedy of the whaleship Essex
- Language
- eng
- 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
- Awards note
- National Book Award for Non-fiction, 2000.
- Cataloging source
- JRS
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Philbrick, Nathaniel
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Essex (Whaleship)
- Shipwrecks
- Seafaring life
- Essex (Whaleship)
- Shipwrecks
- Essex (Whaleship)
- Shipwrecks
- Pacific Ocean
- Essex (Whaleship)
- Shipwrecks
- Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc
- Whaling
- Label
- In the heart of the sea : the tragedy of the whaleship Essex, Nathaniel Philbrick
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-289) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- ch. 5.
- The attack
- ch. 6.
- The plan
- ch. 7.
- At sea
- ch. 8.
- Centering down
- ch. 9.
- The island
- ch. 1.
- ch. 10.
- The whisper of necessity
- ch. 11.
- Games of change
- ch. 12.
- In the eagle's shadow
- ch. 13.
- Homecoming
- ch. 14.
- Consequences
- Nantucket
- Epilogue : bones
- ch. 2.
- Knockdown
- ch. 3.
- First blood
- ch. 4.
- The lees of fire
- Control code
- 46949818
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xvi, 301 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780141001821
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)46949818
- Label
- In the heart of the sea : the tragedy of the whaleship Essex, Nathaniel Philbrick
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-289) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- ch. 5.
- The attack
- ch. 6.
- The plan
- ch. 7.
- At sea
- ch. 8.
- Centering down
- ch. 9.
- The island
- ch. 1.
- ch. 10.
- The whisper of necessity
- ch. 11.
- Games of change
- ch. 12.
- In the eagle's shadow
- ch. 13.
- Homecoming
- ch. 14.
- Consequences
- Nantucket
- Epilogue : bones
- ch. 2.
- Knockdown
- ch. 3.
- First blood
- ch. 4.
- The lees of fire
- Control code
- 46949818
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xvi, 301 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780141001821
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)46949818
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