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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 communityProduct Videos
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Author Nathaniel Philbrick
Binding Paperback
Language English
Book Type Nonfiction
Grade Content 9-12
Lexile 1210
Accelerated Reading Level 8.8
Subject ELA
Copyright 2001
