| Description |
5 audio disc (5 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Originally published: New York : G.P. Putnam, c2002. |
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Unabridged. |
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Compact discs. |
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Adapted for young people from " In the heart of the sea" by Nathaniel Philbrick. |
| Performer |
Read by Taylor Mali, Sea chanteys performed by Richard Burbank. |
| Contents |
Preface, February 23, 1821 -- Crew of the Essex -- Nantucket -- Knockdown -- First blood -- Into the Pacific -- Attack -- Plan -- At sea -- Thirst -- Island -- Whisper of necessity -- Games of chance -- In the eagle's shadow -- Homecoming -- Consequences. |
| Summary |
Recounts the 1820 sinking of the whaleship "Essex" by an enraged sperm whale and how the crew of young men survived against impossible odds. Based on the author's adult book "In the Heart of the Sea." |
| Note |
GMD: sound recording. |
| Subject |
Essex (Whaleship) -- Juvenile literature.
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Shipwrecks -- Pacific Ocean -- Juvenile literature.
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Audiobooks -- Nonfiction.
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| ISBN |
0976193205 |
| Standard No. |
9780976193203 |
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