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Never in the history of whale hunting had a ship been attacked by a whale. But on November 20, 1820, the unthinkable happened: the whaleship Essex was rammed and sunk by an angry whale. In minutes, the twenty-man crew (several of whom were only teenagers) found themselves stranded in the middle of the Pacific Ocean in three leaky boats with minimal supplies and little hope. Three months later, two of the boats were rescued off the coast of South America. The castaways had sailed over 4,500 miles from the site of the disaster, an incredible distance. But of the twenty men, only eight survived. Through first-hand accounts -- including that of fourteen-year-old cabin boy Thomas Nickerson -- as well as archival photos, maps, and artwork, Revenge of the Whale stunningly re-creates the dire circumstances of the ill-fated Essex. How these young men overcame hunger, thirst, fear, and the near loss of their humanity is a story as exciting and shocking as any ever told. - Jacket flap.
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Revenge Of The Whale
January 30, 2005, Audio Bookshelf
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The Revenge of the Whale: The True Story of the Whaleship Essex
March 30, 2004, Puffin
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Revenge of the Whale: The True Story of the Whaleship Essex
March 2004, Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media
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Revenge of the Whale: The True Story of the Whaleship Essex
March 2004, Tandem Library
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Revenge of the Whale: The True Story of the Whaleship Essex, Adapted for Young People from In The Heart of the Sea
2003, Scholastic
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Revenge of the whale: the true story of the whaleship Essex
2002, G.P. Putnam
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Revenge of The Whale: The True Story of the Whaleship Essex (Boston Globe-Horn Book Honors (Awards))
September 16, 2002, Putnam Juvenile
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"It was, he later remembered, "the most pleasing moment of my life"- the moment he stepped aboard the whaleship Essex for the first time."
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