320 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781101221570
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 01 May 2001
Description
In 1820, the whaleship Essex was rammed and sunk by an angry sperm whale, leaving the desperate crew to drift for more than ninety days in three tiny boats. Nathaniel Philbrick uses little-known documents and vivid details about the Nantucket whal...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,935 reviews
Moods
dark 75%
informative 72%
sad 42%
tense 36%
emotional 28%
challenging 26%
reflective 15%
inspiring 11%
mysterious 4%
hopeful 2%
Pace
slow 28%
fast 16%
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Graphic
Cannibalism, Animal death, Animal crueltyModerate
Death, Racism
320 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781101221570
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 01 May 2001
Description
In 1820, the whaleship Essex was rammed and sunk by an angry sperm whale, leaving the desperate crew to drift for more than ninety days in three tiny boats. Nathaniel Philbrick uses little-known documents and vivid details about the Nantucket whal...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,935 reviews
Moods
dark 75%
informative 72%
sad 42%
tense 36%
emotional 28%
challenging 26%
reflective 15%
inspiring 11%
mysterious 4%
hopeful 2%
Pace
slow 28%
fast 16%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Cannibalism, Animal death, Animal crueltyModerate
Death, Racism