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Revenge of the Whale: The True Story of the Whaleship Essex


Book Description
On November 20, 1820, the whaleship Essex was rammed and sunk by an angry whale. Within minutes, the twenty-one-man crew, including the fourteen-year-old cabin boy Thomas Nickerson, found themselves stranded in three leaky boats in the middle of the Pacific Ocean with barely any supplies and little hope. Three months later, two of the boats were rescued 4,500 miles away, off the coast of... More
Book Information
Publisheraudible.com
BindingAudio Download (8 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of PagesN/A
ISBN-10B0007OB3YQ
Publication Date01/01/1901
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About Nathaniel Philbrick (Author) : Nathaniel Philbrick is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Nathaniel Philbrick include Revenge of the Whale: The True Story of the Whaleship ... more
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