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

by Nathaniel Philbrick. Illustrated. Penguin Putam/G. P. Putnam's Sons, $16.99.

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A detailed account of the 1820 voyage of the whaleship Essex which was attacked and sunk by a sperm whale.

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0-399-23795-X

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Best Books for Young Adults 2003 - Selection(s)

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