Philbrick, Nat.
Revenge of the whale : the true story of the whaleship Essex /
Nathaniel Philbrick.
- New York : G.P. Putnam, c2002.
- x, 164 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [161]).
Recounts the 1820 sinking of the whaleship "Essex" by an enraged sperm whale and how the crew of young men survived against impossible odds. .
039923795X : $16.99
2002000667
Essex (Whaleship)
Shipwrecks.
Whaling.
Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc.
G530.E77 / P454 2002
910/.9164