The Resource In the heart of the sea : the tragedy of the whaleship Essex, by Nathaniel Philbrick
In the heart of the sea : the tragedy of the whaleship Essex, by Nathaniel Philbrick
Resource Information
The item In the heart of the sea : the tragedy of the whaleship Essex, by Nathaniel Philbrick represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Chelmsford Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
Resource Information
The item In the heart of the sea : the tragedy of the whaleship Essex, by Nathaniel Philbrick represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Chelmsford Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- In 1819, the 238-ton Essex set sail from Nantucket on a routine voyage for whales. Fifteen months later, the unthinkable happened: in the farthest reaches of the South Pacific, the Essex was rammed and sunk by an enraged sperm whale. Its twenty-man crew, fearing cannibals on the islands to the west, decided instead to sail their three tiny boats for the distant South American coast. They would eventually travel over 4,500 miles. The next three months tested just how far humans could go in their battle against the sea as, one by one, they succumbed to hunger, thirst, disease and fear. ... This is a timeless account of the human spirit under extreme duress, but it is also a story about a community and about the kind of men and women who lived in a forbidding, remote island like Nantucket. -- Dust jacket
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xvi, 302 pages, [16] pages of plates
- Contents
-
- ch. 5. The
- attack
- ch. 6. The
- plan
- ch. 7.
- At sea
- ch. 8.
- Centering down
- ch. 9. The
- island
- ch. 1.
- ch. 10. The
- whisper of necessity
- ch. 11.
- Games of change
- ch. 12.
- In the eagle's shadow
- ch. 13.
- Homecoming
- ch. 14.
- Consequences
- Nantucket
- Epilogue : bones
- ch.2.
- Knockdown
- ch. 3.
- First blood
- ch. 4. The
- lees of fire
- Isbn
- 9780670891573
- Label
- In the heart of the sea : the tragedy of the whaleship Essex
- Title
- In the heart of the sea
- Title remainder
- the tragedy of the whaleship Essex
- Statement of responsibility
- by Nathaniel Philbrick
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In 1819, the 238-ton Essex set sail from Nantucket on a routine voyage for whales. Fifteen months later, the unthinkable happened: in the farthest reaches of the South Pacific, the Essex was rammed and sunk by an enraged sperm whale. Its twenty-man crew, fearing cannibals on the islands to the west, decided instead to sail their three tiny boats for the distant South American coast. They would eventually travel over 4,500 miles. The next three months tested just how far humans could go in their battle against the sea as, one by one, they succumbed to hunger, thirst, disease and fear. ... This is a timeless account of the human spirit under extreme duress, but it is also a story about a community and about the kind of men and women who lived in a forbidding, remote island like Nantucket. -- Dust jacket
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Philbrick, Nathaniel
- Dewey number
- 910/.9164
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- G530.E77
- LC item number
- P45 2000
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Essex (Whaleship)
- Shipwrecks
- Label
- In the heart of the sea : the tragedy of the whaleship Essex, by Nathaniel Philbrick
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-289) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- ch. 5. The
- attack
- ch. 6. The
- plan
- ch. 7.
- At sea
- ch. 8.
- Centering down
- ch. 9. The
- island
- ch. 1.
- ch. 10. The
- whisper of necessity
- ch. 11.
- Games of change
- ch. 12.
- In the eagle's shadow
- ch. 13.
- Homecoming
- ch. 14.
- Consequences
- Nantucket
- Epilogue : bones
- ch.2.
- Knockdown
- ch. 3.
- First blood
- ch. 4. The
- lees of fire
- Control code
- 465453
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xvi, 302 pages, [16] pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780670891573
- Isbn Type
- (alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 99053740
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 465453
- (OCoLC)42736296
- Label
- In the heart of the sea : the tragedy of the whaleship Essex, by Nathaniel Philbrick
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-289) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- ch. 5. The
- attack
- ch. 6. The
- plan
- ch. 7.
- At sea
- ch. 8.
- Centering down
- ch. 9. The
- island
- ch. 1.
- ch. 10. The
- whisper of necessity
- ch. 11.
- Games of change
- ch. 12.
- In the eagle's shadow
- ch. 13.
- Homecoming
- ch. 14.
- Consequences
- Nantucket
- Epilogue : bones
- ch.2.
- Knockdown
- ch. 3.
- First blood
- ch. 4. The
- lees of fire
- Control code
- 465453
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xvi, 302 pages, [16] pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780670891573
- Isbn Type
- (alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 99053740
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 465453
- (OCoLC)42736296
Library Links
Embed
Settings
Select options that apply then copy and paste the RDF/HTML data fragment to include in your application
Embed this data in a secure (HTTPS) page:
Layout options:
Include data citation:
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.chelmsfordlibrary.org/portal/In-the-heart-of-the-sea--the-tragedy-of-the/7OJpKH1CY4Q/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.chelmsfordlibrary.org/portal/In-the-heart-of-the-sea--the-tragedy-of-the/7OJpKH1CY4Q/">In the heart of the sea : the tragedy of the whaleship Essex, by Nathaniel Philbrick</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.chelmsfordlibrary.org/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="https://link.chelmsfordlibrary.org/">Chelmsford Public Library</a></span></span></span></span></div>
Note: Adjust the width and height settings defined in the RDF/HTML code fragment to best match your requirements
Preview
Cite Data - Experimental
Data Citation of the Item In the heart of the sea : the tragedy of the whaleship Essex, by Nathaniel Philbrick
Copy and paste the following RDF/HTML data fragment to cite this resource
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.chelmsfordlibrary.org/portal/In-the-heart-of-the-sea--the-tragedy-of-the/7OJpKH1CY4Q/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.chelmsfordlibrary.org/portal/In-the-heart-of-the-sea--the-tragedy-of-the/7OJpKH1CY4Q/">In the heart of the sea : the tragedy of the whaleship Essex, by Nathaniel Philbrick</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.chelmsfordlibrary.org/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="https://link.chelmsfordlibrary.org/">Chelmsford Public Library</a></span></span></span></span></div>
