In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
by Philbrick, Nathaniel
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AR Book Level
8.8
AR Points
14
Word Count
76,894
Interest Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
45207 EN
About this book
In 1819, the Nantucket whaleship ESSEX set off to sea with twenty seamen, only to be attacked and demolished fifteen months later by a sperm whale, and the crew set adrift for more than ninety days.
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